Browsing by Author "Mateer, G. Dirk"

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    ChatGPT has Aced the Test of Understanding in College Economics: Now What?
    Geerling, Wayne; Mateer, G. Dirk; Damodaran, Nikhil; Wooten, Jadrian (SAGE, 2023-04-08)
    The Test of Understanding in College Economics (TUCE) is a standardized test of economics knowledge performed in the United States which primarily targets principles-level understanding. We asked ChatGPT to complete the TUCE. ChatGPT ranked in the 91st percentile for Microeconomics and the 99th percentile for Macroeconomics when compared to students who take the TUCE exam at the end of their principles course. The results show that ChatGPT is capable of providing answers that exceed the mean responses of students across all institutions. The emergence of artificial intelligence presents a significant challenge to traditional assessment methods in higher education. An important implication of this finding is that educators will likely need to redesign their curriculum in at least one of the following three ways: reintroduce proctored, in-person assessments; augment learning with chatbots; and/or increase the prevalence of experiential learning projects that artificial intelligence struggles to replicate well.
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    Lesson Plans for Teaching Economics with The Big Bang Theory
    Geerling, Wayne; Mateer, G. Dirk; Smith, Ben O.; Tierney, James E.; Wooten, Jadrian (Journal of Economics Teaching, 2018)
    Using examples in the classroom from current and past television shows and movies is becoming increasingly common. Being able to relate ideas back to a popular clip or episode allows the instructor to reach students in ways the traditional lecture cannot. Building on the work of Tierney, Mateer, Smith, Wooten, and Geerling (2016), this paper introduces five lesson plans tied to clips from The Big Bang Theory that can be used in high school (9-12) economics courses.