About the Website

We are pleased to offer a full On-Line Learning Center with the Sixth Edition of Slavin's Economics. Jim Barbour, Professor of Economics at Elon College and expert in teaching Economics on the World Wide Web, has teamed up with Steve Slavin to produce a robust website that will enhance any principles of Economics classroom.

For the Student: the website will contain many special features to help students grasp the difficult concepts in Principles, including:

Quizzes
Extra Help with Math and Graphs
Economics in Action: this portion of the site will have two main elements:

Discussion Board - a place where students can ask each other questions and offer suggestions.
Current Events - 4 different current event stories with study questions per semester.

Worksheets
Glossary
How to Study for Tests
PowerPoint Presentations
Economics on the Web
Careers in Economics

For the Instructor:

Instructor's Manual
PowerPoint Presentations
Economics on the Web
Economics in Action: this portion of the site will contain three main elements for instructors:

Discussion Board
Teaching Tips for Instructors - mainly filled with the "how to" tips but also methodology scenarios.
Current Events - 4 different current event stories with appropriate questions per semester - works out to about 1 per month - 8 total for the year.

We hope that you will find this website helpful, and we are always open to suggestions and comments.

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