DISCUSSION.

The article presents a discussion on the works of economists Bernard F. Haley, Keith Lumsden and Rendigs Fels by researchers Willian R. Allen, Donald W. Paden and Phillip Saunders. Fels provides a straightforward report on the preparation of a new college level test of economic understanding in the U.S. Doubtlessly, the task of preparation is being performed systematically and there is little point in quarreling over most of the conspicuous details of the planned test. But there are some matters, perhaps of a less obvious nature, which raise questions and qualms. Lumsden's research presents at least two aspects which deserve comment. For the orientation of the uninitiated, the programmed text is properly described in the study as one which incorporates logical sequencing, student participation, reinforcement, and a measure of self-pacing. Haley has done a commendable job of summarizing and reviewing a very unwieldy body of material related to the teaching of economics. But there is the general lack of systematic attempts at controls and evaluation in these experiments.