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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.
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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
Compiled by Nathan Grawe, Carleton College This resource references and draws upon materials developed for Pedagogy in Action and Teach the Earth. "The world of the twenty-first century is a world awash in ...
Nathan Grawe part of Starting Point: Teaching and Learning Economics:About this Project:Project Participants
Associate Professor of Economics and Director of QuIRK Initiative One North College Street Northfield, MN 55057 ngrawe@carleton.edu Phone:507-222-5239 Background Information Nathan D. Grawe is a labor economist ...