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An Organonic and Modern Problems Approach for Teaching Agricultural Economics Principles
Author(s) -
Wetzstein Michael E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1241976
Subject(s) - subject matter , class (philosophy) , curriculum , subject (documents) , mathematics education , teaching method , style (visual arts) , emphasis (telecommunications) , computer science , pedagogy , psychology , artificial intelligence , history , telecommunications , archaeology , library science
Instructors in principles courses should consider placing greater emphasis on modern problems and organonic teaching techniques to increase students' proficiency in agricultural economics. These techniques will stimulate student imaginations, modify learning styles toward collaborative and independent learners, and stimulate interest in the subject matter. Unfortunately, recent developments in teaching principles are aphoristic techniques, including programmed learning, television, and computer‐aided instruction. These aphoristic techniques stifle students' imaginations, contribute to a dependent learning style, and fail to stimulate interest in the subject matter. The degree of instructors' adoption of modern problems and organonic techniques depend on their teaching abilities, class size, types of students, and how their courses blend into the curriculum.