Sample JiTT WarmUp Questions
JiTT warm-up questions (or JiTTs for short) are the heart of JiTT pedagogy. Browse a wide variety of JiTT warmup questions used in our Principles of Economics courses, listed by content area below. In many cases we've included student responses and classroom activities in addition to the warm-up questions. Looking through these questions/responses will give you an idea of the different ways in which JiTT questions can be used - developing real-life examples of economic concepts, analyzing economic data, solving graphical/conceptual problems, writing creative essays using an economic concept, solving an economic model, analyzing economic policy choices, and many more.
In practice, JiTT warmup questions are posted on the web (in our case, using Blackboard or WebCT) at least two days before the responses are due and focus on concepts that we will be covering in the upcoming class.
Core Concepts
| Concept |
Brief Description |
JiTT Link |
| Modeling |
Verbal model of two variable relationship |
See the JiTT
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| Marginal Analysis |
Personal example of marginal cost-marginal benefit analysis |
See the JiTT
|
| Gains from Trade |
Analysis of Brimmer article on black enterprise, purchasing from black-owned businesses, and gains from trade |
See the JiTT
|
Microeconomic Concepts
| Concept |
Brief Description |
JiTT Link |
| Monopoly |
Developing science fiction story on air monopoly |
See the JiTT |
Macroeconomic Concepts
| Concept |
Brief Description |
JiTT Link |
| GDP |
Explain real vs. nominal values |
See the JiTT |
| Inflation |
Historical price of gas |
See the JiTT |
International Issues
| Concept |
Brief Description |
Link to Student
Responses |
| Data Analysis |
Should a friend move to Sweden? |
See the JiTT |
Updated:
1/2005
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