If You Wanted Students to Learn How to Critically Evaluate

question 53

Multiple Choice

If you wanted students to learn how to critically evaluate what they read on Internet websites, you would be most likely to:

• A)Ask students to consider the motives of the people creating the websites
• B)Suggest that students check to see how recently the information was posted on the websites
• C)Urge students to disregard any websites that aren't sponsored by an organization they've heard of
• D)Tell students that websites with eye-catching graphics are usually designed by professionals and therefore offer credible information

Understand the economic efficiency of public projects and government programs through cost-benefit analysis.

Comprehend how to derive and interpret the demand curve for public goods.

Analyze the efficiency conditions for the provision of public goods, including the collective willingness to pay.

Understand the characteristics that differentiate private goods from public goods, specifically rivalry and excludability.

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Definitions:

World Bank

An international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.

Foreign Aid Policies

Government strategies and actions aimed at providing economic, technical, or military assistance to other countries.

Debt Repayment

The act of paying back borrowed money, usually including both the principal amount and any accrued interest.

Standards of Living

A level of material comfort as measured by the goods, services, and luxuries available to an individual, group, or nation.