This undated file photo shows students in class. (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — High school students learn about economics primarily from television shows and social media, a survey showed Thursday.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance conducted a survey of 750 elementary, middle, and high school students, in which 47.1 percent of high schoolers said they learn about economics mostly from “news and television shows.”
Among the respondents, 45.6 percent learned about economics from social media, followed by school lectures at 44 percent.
The data also showed that more than half of elementary school students (51.5 percent) and middle school students (52.2) said they learned about economics mostly from school lectures.
Among older students, 45.4 percent of middle schoolers and 51.4 percent of high schoolers believed what they learn about economics from school isn’t sufficient.
Compared to two years ago, students had a better understanding of economics by more or less 10 percent.
Elementary schoolers scored 65 points in terms of their understanding of economics, up by 7.3 points. Middle schoolers scored 58 points, and high schoolers scored 57 points, increases of 8.4 points and 5 points, respectively.
Overall, students had more understanding of electronic transactions that are closely related to their livelihood. Understanding of the basic economic principles and concepts, however, was relatively lower.
Ashley Song (ashley@koreabizwire.com)
