Testing economic literacy: an overview of measurement instruments of the past 30 years

Abstract: Keywords: Systematic review, economic literacy, measurement instruments • Measurement instruments often represent only one domain at a time. • The focus of test instruments is on querying declarative knowledge. • Authentic assessments are rarely being used. Purpose: This paper analyses and classifies currently available English- and German-language measurement instruments for assessing economic literacy. It shows the content-related focuses and gaps of the extracted test instruments, the cognitive level of demand that characterises the instruments, the technical forms of implementation, and the extent to which the lifeworld contexts of test participants were considered. Method: The PSYNDEX, ERIC, German Education Index, and GESIS databases were systematically reviewed, and measurement instruments were examined based on four perspectives of analysis: economic subject dimension, learning psychology, assessment formats and technical design, and authenticity. Findings: Knowledge tests .... https://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/5855

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Testing economic literacy: an overview of measurement instruments of the past 30 years ; volume:22 ; number:2 ; year:2023 ; Journal of social science education ; 22, Heft 2 (2023)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Welsandt, Nina Charlotte Johanna ; Abs, Hermann Josef

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.11576/jsse-5855
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023082319295031387147
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:48 MESZ