An Assessment of the Economic Knowledge of Senior Grade Elementary School Students in Taiwan

It is important to incorporate economics at the elementary school level, which is the beginning stage of the compulsory education in Taiwan. And Research Spanning more than two decades has provided abundant evidence that elementary school students are capable of learning economic concepts.

However, the quality of the curriculum materials is best judged by the achievement outcome of students’ economic learning. Two stage sampling procedures were used in selecting the sample. A sample of seventeen elementary schools were contacted.