The National Center for Research in Economic Education (NCREE) is a
non-profit
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center located at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...
in
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
, US. Its primary function is to assist researchers and other organizations with research, assessment and evaluation projects in
economics education
Economics education or economic education is a field within economics that focuses on two main themes:
*The current state of, and efforts to improve, the economics curriculum, materials and pedagogical techniques used to teach economics at all e ...
. The NCREE has designed, developed and revised widely used
standardized test
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a predete ...
instruments for assessing the economics knowledge of students at various stages of education (e.g.,
Basic Economics Test (BET),
Test of Economic Knowledge (TEK),
Test of Economic Literacy (TEL) and
Test of Understanding in College Economics (TUCE)). The NCREE is home to REED, the Research in Economic Education Data Base.
External links
National Center for Research in Economic EducationNational Council on Economic Education
Economics education
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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