Field Experiments in a Course on Behavioral Economics: Nudging Students around Campus

Autor/in	Castilla, Carolina
Titel	Field Experiments in a Course on Behavioral Economics: Nudging Students around Campus
Quelle	In: Journal of Economic Education, 45 (2014) 3, S.211-224 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0485
DOI	10.1080/00220485.2014.917566
Schlagwörter	Economics Education; Field Studies; Undergraduate Students; Experiential Learning; Research Projects; Student Projects; Student Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftskunde; Praxisforschung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Forschungsvorhaben; Schulprojekt; Studentenforschung
Abstract	In experiential education, the student learns through experience by observing a concept or phenomenon and applying this knowledge in a real-world context. A research project conducted by undergraduate students at a U.S. private liberal arts college is described in this article. The project provided opportunity for students to think about their decision-making processes, compare them to existing literature, and apply this knowledge in examining their own hypotheses through primary data collection on campus. While the research design's simplicity ensured that the project could be completed in time for a final grade and sacrificed lecture material in favor of feedback opportunities, this behavioral field experiment was a rewarding experience because of students' enthusiasm and their ability to defend and think critically of their own ideas. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10