微观经济学经济学-夏令营知识讲稿.pptVIP

* * Talk about Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations. Note that this book was the first systematic attempt to address this big question and that economists have been trying to answer it ever since. You might like to mention that several Nobel Prizes have been awarded to economists who have worked on the question including Ken Arrow, John Hicks, and Gerard Debreu, as well as John Nash of “Beautiful Mind” fame. * * The production possibility frontier (PPF) is the first economic model the students see. Your first challenge it to ensure that the students understand the mechanics of the model. You can provide some help in the classroom but you main goal must be to get the student working—to develop good work habits. Encourage them to work the end-of-chapter problems, study guide questions, and to work the Practice Problems in MyEconLab so that they are comfortable with the mechanics of this chapter. Most of these PowerPoint chapters have two or three Active Learning activities. They break up the lecture with a short in-class activity for immediate reinforcement, application, or assessment of the material in the preceding slides. A good idea is to give students time to formulate their answers before asking for volunteers to share their answers with the class. When the questions or exercises are more complex, consider having them work in pairs. Digression on class participation: In general, it’s not a good idea to try to solicit participation by saying “Now who can tell me the answer to….”. The invariable result is regular participation by very few students – the quick thinkers who have the confidence to answer spontaneously in front of the class – while most students remain silent. When students have a bit of time to think through their answers, they are more likely to be comfortable sharing their answers with you and the class. Even better: try a simple, time-tested activity called “THINK-PAIR-SHARE.” Pair students up. Pose a question or problem. Have students