William Lee  |  Interests  |  Scholarship  

Education:

• Ph.D. Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, 1976
• M.A. Urban Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, 1973
• M.A. Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, 1969
• B.A. Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, 1968

Teaching Experience:

• Professor - Saint Mary's College of California (1982 - Present)
  Department of Economics

Professional Experience:

• Independent Consultant - Independent (1980 - Present)

Presentations:

Conference

• Using Standardized Testing to Assess Student Learning in Introductory Economics Courses. Lee, William, Boatman, Kara T and Courtney , Richard H.
  Gulf Coast Economics Association’s Fourth Annual Economics Teaching Conference
  (November 2008)

Paper:

• Do Online Homework Tools Improve Student Results in Microeconomics Principles Courses?. Lee, William, Balassi, Steve and Courtney, Dick (talk, speech or lecture, paper)
  American Economics Association
  American Economic Review, Volume 100, Number 2, May 2010, 283-286
  (January 2010)
• Using the Test of Understanding in College Economics (TUCE) to Assess Student Learning and Evaluate Teaching Effectiveness in Economics Principles Courses. Lee, William, Courtney, R and Boatman, K
  The 18th Annual Teaching Economics: Instruction and Classroom Based Research by Robert Morris University & McGraw Hill/Irwin Publishing Company
  (February 2007)
• See How they Learn; the Impact of Learning Styles in Introductory Economics. Lee, William, Boatman, K and Courtney, R
  the American Economics Association annual conference
  (January 2007)

Publications:

• Lee, William, Courtney, Richard H. and Boatman, Kara. 2013. Improving Teaching Effectiveness in Introductory Economics Courses Using the Test of Understanding in College Economics (TUCE), Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research
• Lee, William, Balassi , Steven J. and Courtney, Richard H. . 2012. Does Adding Intermediate Algebra as a Prerequisite for Economics Principles Courses Improve Student Success, Asian Forum on Business Education Journal
• Lee, William, Courtney, Richard and Balassi , Steve. May 2010. Do Online Homework Tools Improve Student Results in Principles of Microeconomics Courses?, American Economic Review, vol. 200, issue 2, pg.283-286
• Lee, William, Boatman , K. and Courtney, R. . 2008. See How they Learn; the Impact of Learning Styles in Introductory , American Economist, vol. 32, issue 1