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Econ-assessments.org: Automated Assessment of Economics Skills

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  • Douglas McKee

    (Cornell University)

  • Steven Zhu

    (Cornell University)

  • George Orlov

    (Cornell University)

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Standard assessments can give instructors reliable objective measures of student skills at the beginning and end of a term. We describe seven standard assessments that we have developed for commonly taught economics courses, and introduce a new website, econ-assessments.org, that allows instructors worldwide to set up any of our assessments for their students. Instructors get a link to their chosen assessment that can be shared with students, and students take the timed assessment when they follow the link. At the end of the test-taking period, instructors receive a report that summarizes performance in aggregate and by learning goal.

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  • Douglas McKee & Steven Zhu & George Orlov, 2023. "Econ-assessments.org: Automated Assessment of Economics Skills," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 49(1), pages 4-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:49:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1057_s41302-022-00229-8
    DOI: 10.1057/s41302-022-00229-8
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