Threshold Concepts in Finance: Conceptualizing the Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Hoadley, Susan; Tickle, Leonie; Wood, Leigh N.; Kyng, Tim
Titel	Threshold Concepts in Finance: Conceptualizing the Curriculum
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 46 (2015) 6, S.824-840 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-739X
DOI	10.1080/0020739X.2015.1011244
Schlagwörter	Curriculum; Finance Occupations; Online Surveys; Foreign Countries; College Faculty; Curriculum Design; Teaching Methods; Educational Improvement; Statistical Analysis; Statistics; Theories; Qualitative Research; Industry; Skill Development; Undergraduate Study; Focus Groups; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Concept Formation; Teacher Characteristics; Australia; Canada; New Zealand; South Africa; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Finanzbuchhalter; Ausland; Fakultät; Lehrplangestaltung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Statistische Analyse; Statistik; Theory; Theorie; Qualitative Forschung; Industrie; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Grundstudium; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Australien; Kanada; Neuseeland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Großbritannien
Abstract	Graduates with well-developed capabilities in finance are invaluable to our society and in increasing demand. Universities face the challenge of designing finance programmes to develop these capabilities and the essential knowledge that underpins them. Our research responds to this challenge by identifying threshold concepts that are central to the mastery of finance and by exploring their potential for informing curriculum design and pedagogical practices to improve student outcomes. In this paper, we report the results of an online survey of finance academics at multiple institutions in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The outcomes of our research are recommendations for threshold concepts in finance endorsed by quantitative evidence, as well as a model of the finance curriculum incorporating finance, modelling and statistics threshold concepts. In addition, we draw conclusions about the application of threshold concept theory supported by both quantitative and qualitative evidence. Our methodology and findings have general relevance to the application of threshold concept theory as a means to investigate and inform curriculum design and delivery in higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01