Open AccessUsing Course Currency As A Didactic Tool
Author(s) -
Yoav Wachsman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of college teaching and learning/journal of college teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-894X
pISSN - 1544-0389
DOI - 10.19030/tlc.v4i11.1516
Subject(s) - currency , course (navigation) , class (philosophy) , socioeconomic status , mathematics education , virtual currency , economics , psychology , sociology , monetary economics , computer science , engineering , population , demography , aerospace engineering , artificial intelligence
Classroom participation is an important and frequently used pedagogical strategy. This paper examines how awarding students with course currency, bills that are redeemable for bonus points at the end of the term, affects class participation and students’ understanding of the material. The research uses surveys and data analysis to examine the effectiveness of using course currency. It finds that course currency increases students’ participation, improves students’ grades and is generally liked by students. Course currency can also be effectively used in simulations of socioeconomic institutions.