DocuyENE BEsoaH. . .. "ED 173 256 : so 011 829 + LotHor Soper, John C. 9 . TITLE Test Of Economic Literacy: DisGussion Guide and a : * Rationale. ! : INSTITUTION Joint Council on eonomic Rducation, New York, aS eee einai i REPORT NO * SCEE-270- : *. PUB. DATE glee 2 : NOTE , 58p.; For related documents, see SO 0177827-830 2 AVAILABLE now Joint council on economic sducation, 1212 avenut of the Americas, New York, sou York 10036 (52.75) BDRS PRICE for e1us postage. PC Not Available from eors. ¢ . DESCRIPTORS #ACademic Achisvencaty *cognit4#7s Maasurement;~ + *Sconomic education; *scoaomics; *Hducational “4 wiultipls Cnoic Secondary Fducation$ Social Stud: test. 7 Interpretation "s ABSTRACT ‘ . 4 Part of a soriss which otfers- educational resources and teaching techniques related to major social iesuzs to high school S0cial studies teachers, th> booklet describes and reproduces a test ¢ aeasuring students! economic, literacy. Part I*is the test manual, vhich explains tha opjeézives, value; devzlopaent, and two- form “structure of tha test. qt uses a content-cognitive schema which ‘ covers seven content dataqori2s (basic sconomic problems, econowic systems, microeconomics, macrosccromics, world economy, economic institutions, and evaluation concapts), aad two cognitive-level categorizations: one measutjag studant Learning levels in terms of knowlsdq2, comprehension, 2pplication, anilysis, and ovaluation; the, other in terms of recegnition-understanding,’ simple application, and complox application. The bookl.+ presnts tive suggzstions for use of th tost, instructions for how to administer and scor= it, .and details technical data such as standardizition and aorms, nore tables, ito analysis, reliability, validity, correlation with general ability, and additional descriptiv> statistics. ‘Part IT consists of an sxplanatior of th? 72 questions in form A an@ Form. Be Each question and its four possible answrs ac2 reproduced, with the correct answ2r appeating.in, boid typs. Other items jnclud> a rationale for each answer, and numbers recording th? percentage of tho norm with the correct answer (with and without economics backaroygd) and th: discciaination copfficient. appendices list. the schools that participated in th> test norming, handscoring keys, and an answer shest. (CK) TERIOR USERS EO EUS UE EISIEC RE EELNOR CIE RIE RENE * Reproductions supplicd by g9"S are the best that can be mado * ’ fron ta? original locument. * HORSE IORI SHERRIE EIR DIOIIOIOHOE ICO GOrE OCHRE ERO IRISH_ EDITS256 © \ | | | TESTOF - ECONOMIC LITERACY | E Discussion Guide and Rationale - By John C. Soper Soo £24 Joint Council. on Economic Education 2. : + eS UABOUTTHEAUTHORS 2 tS 4 te ea f°. John'C. Soper, ‘at fo frie 'pt completion of thé TEL" rojegt 5) 2, [88 senior economist and acting ditector of programs for the Joint C¢ Sileaye tom Nero lint raveraiy where he Wah aexzoete/ * professor of economics. Duyjng, 1977-78 he sérved as interim execu- five director of the tlinois CAtntit'on Economic Edueation/ and from ” 1972-78 he was the director of the Center, for Economic Education at e n ve Northern Wlindis University, He ‘has also ‘taught economics /at the . Universit of Missouri (Cokmbia),Central Michigan/ University, The : ‘ erally of Mchigdh. end the Univesty of Massagtusetts, Amherst : ae has publishgd widely in economics and economic education, and is. » ( “‘amember of mB¥e, than fifteen professional orgapizations. He received Be gp a “his Ph.D. in oa from the University of MaSsachusetts, Amhergt, . ne G : oT nt canetin semitone’ s+ . . ‘Pie eneol canoes, neve ane Lt 8 Allightéreserved : Sa rector of Pubications: Lawrence A. Mayer: Stat Editor: Ester Moskowitz