Distinctions in the emergence of the economic culture of upper-grade pupils

Abstract

Subject. The article discusses the emergence of the economic culture among upper-grade pupils as part of additional training courses. Objectives. We herein outline our recommendations for addressing the emergence of the economic culture among upper-grade pupils as part of their additional training. We also analyze the outcome of our original project raising the economic culture of upper-grade pupils as part of their additional training and make conclusions on its efficiency. Methods. The study is based on the project-based method and method of sampling of relevant data, its grouping, systemic, statistical and technical-economic analysis to review the emergence of the economic culture of upper-grade pupils as part of their additional training. Results. The article presents how the Business Games Project has been implemented as part of additional training in schools of Yakutsk as it is supposed to stimulate the effective emergence of the economic culture of upper-grade pupils. According to statistical data on the project completion, we analyzed what distinctions arose during the implementation of the project so as to increase classes of economics for upper-grade pupils of secondary schools, and pointed out the specifics of their economic literacy. We evaluated the efficiency of results and provide out guidelines. The article unveils special circumstances of the emerging economic culture among upper-grade pupils as part of additional training, which can be treated as the novelty of the article. Conclusions and Relevance. As a result of the study, we proved that additional training should be introduced to raise the economic culture of upper-grade pupils so as to help them get successfully and efficiency prepared for learning economics and becoming economically literate.