Abstract

MEARDON, Stephen. ECAES, SaberPro, and the History of Economic Thought at EAFIT. ecos.econ. [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.39, pp.165-198. ISSN 1657-4206.

The present article studies the implications of the exam's redesign for exam performances by students at the Universidad EAFIT. Its particular focus is the adequacy of the history-of-economic-thought (h.e.t.) part of the EAFIT economics curriculum as preparation for the Economic Analysis modules of the former ECAES and present SaberPro exams, and for other academic purposes. The sources of information for the article include conversations and correspondence with the academic and administrative leadership of the EAFIT Escuela de Economía y Finanzas and Departmento de Economía, also include h.e.t. course syllabi from the Universidad EAFIT and, by way of comparison, from the Universidad de los Andes, the Universidad de Antioquia, and elsewhere; documents regarding the objectives and format of the ECAES economics exam obtained from the ICFES and AFADECO websites; data for exam results over the period 2006 to 2009 obtained from ICFES.

Keywords : history-of-economic-thought; Economic Analysis; Universidad EAFIT.

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