Abstract:
There is continuing interest in factors influencing students' success in economics courses at the college level - success that will depend, in part, on their preparedness for economic learning. In this study factors contributing to the preparedness of students for economic learning were investigated. We hypothesized that gender, maturity of the student. and previous economics study in high school all play a role. Students' preparedness was measured using the score received on a standardized test of economic knowledge administered at the beginning of the semester. Results suggest that although gender and maturity play a very minimal role in the level of preparedness, the most important factor is previous economics study in high school.
Keywords:
preparedness, economic learning
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