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Created by the EIU History Department to assist students of Eastern Illinois University in meeting the Illinois state standards for specialization in the social sciences.
Social Science - Standard 11
The competent social science teacher understands various types of economic systems.
Knowledge Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
Classes at EIU:
 
11A. Understands the differences among various economic systems.

ECN 2801

 

 
 
11B. Understands the role of government in an economic system.

ECN 2801

 

 
 
11C. Understands the importance of financial institutions in a market economy.

ECN 2801

 

 
Performance Indicators - The competent social science teacher:
Classes at EIU:
11D. Compares the characteristics of command, traditional, and market economic systems and asses how values and beliefs influence economic decisions in different societies.

ECN 2801

 

11E. Evaluates the costs and benefits of government policies and how they affect decisions by consumers and producers.

ECN 2801

 

11F. Explains how banks and other financial institutions facilitate saving, borrowing, and investment.

ECN 2801

 

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