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HideNathan Grawe
Economics
Carleton College
Project Leader
Carleton's Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) Initiative part of QuIRK
QuIRK's goal is to better prepare students to evaluate and use quantitative evidence. The focus of the project is on how quantitative reasoning (QR) is used in the development, evaluation, and presentation of principled argument.
Website Content Contributions
Activities (4)
Interim Assessment of the Affordable Care Act part of Teaching Resources:Quantitative Writing:Examples
This assignment invites students to synthesize what they have learned about the American health care system and the theory of health care economics through an examination of changes in health care since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Course (1)
Measured Thinking: Reasoning with Numbers about World Events, Health, Science, and Social Issues part of QuIRK:Courses
The National Council on Education and the Disciplines (2001) warns that "The world of the twenty-first century is a world awash in numbers.... Unfortunately, despite years of study and life experience in an ...
Other Contributions (2)
Developing Quantitative Reasoning part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Developing Quantitative Reasoning
A pedagogical resource page offering teaching strategies, assignment designs, and assessment tools for developing quantitative reasoning across disciplines, emphasizing interdisciplinary application, real-world data use, and alignment with national educational standards.
Nathan Grawe part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:About this Project:Project Participants
This is a faculty profile page for Nathan Grawe, an economics professor and QuIRK Initiative director at Carleton College, detailing his research in labor economics and intergenerational mobility, teaching focus on quantitative reasoning, and involvement in pedagogical projects funded by NSF and the Keck Foundation.