For teachers and parents / 面向教师与家长

Teaching Philosophy 教学理念

Economics is not learned by memorising definitions alone. Students learn to use precise concepts, read models and data, explain cause-and-effect chains, compare choices and write supported judgements.

学习经济学不只是背诵定义。学生需要准确使用概念，读懂模型和数据，解释因果链，比较不同选择，并写出有依据的判断。

Samuel Oehler-Huang
Samuel Oehler-Huang Economics teacher, Suzhou Foreign Language School 苏州外国语学校经济学教师
Core skill cycle

From economic problem to transferable judgement / 从经济问题到可迁移的判断

Each lesson builds the habits students need for Economics: concept precision, model use, evidence, causal explanation, application and evaluation.
每节课都训练经济学学习所需的习惯：概念准确、模型运用、证据意识、因果解释、情境应用和评价判断。

1

Economic problem
经济问题

Start with scarcity, incentives, a market change or a policy choice so students see what needs explaining.

从稀缺、激励、市场变化或政策选择出发，让学生先看见需要解释的问题。

2

Concept or model
概念或模型

Students identify the term, diagram or model that can organise the problem and make the thinking precise.

学生找出能够整理问题的术语、图表或模型，使思考更加准确。

3

Data and diagrams
数据与图表

Students read axes, shifts, trends and evidence, then connect visual information to economic meaning.

学生解读坐标轴、曲线移动、趋势和证据，并把视觉信息连接到经济含义。

4

Causal chains
因果链

Students build explanations step by step, linking choices, incentives, costs, benefits and consequences.

学生逐步建立解释，把选择、激励、成本、收益和后果联系起来。

5

Application
情境应用

Students apply the reasoning to households, firms, governments and countries, using examples rather than slogans.

学生把推理应用到家庭、企业、政府和国家，用具体例子代替空泛结论。

6

Evaluation
评价判断

Students weigh assumptions, limits, winners and losers before writing a clear final judgement.

学生权衡假设、局限、受益者和受损者，再写出清晰的最终判断。

Cambridge alignment

Aligned with Cambridge teaching principles / 对齐剑桥教学原则

The course stays anchored in Cambridge IGCSE Economics 0455 and Cambridge teaching principles: active learning, assessment for learning, metacognition, inclusive access and confident communication.
课程以 Cambridge IGCSE Economics 0455 和剑桥教学原则为核心：主动学习、促进学习的评价、元认知、包容性支持和自信表达。

Active learning / 主动学习

Students predict, discuss and choose between alternatives before answers appear, using Economics problems to practise disciplined reasoning.

学生在答案出现之前先预测、讨论并比较不同选择，通过经济学问题练习有纪律的推理。

Assessment for learning / 促进学习的评价

Hinge questions, quizzes and exam prompts reveal whether students can define, draw, explain, apply and evaluate.

关键问题、测验和考试任务帮助判断学生是否能够定义、作图、解释、应用和评价。

Curriculum coherence / 课程连贯性

Lessons follow Cambridge syllabus references while linking key terms, diagrams, data and command words into one exam-ready sequence.

课程依据剑桥考纲，把关键词、图表、数据和指令词连接成适合考试的学习序列。

Inclusive bilingual access / 双语支持

Chinese support lowers the barrier to difficult ideas, while the final target remains clear English economic explanation.

中文支持降低理解难度，但最终目标仍是清晰、准确的英文经济学表达。

Metacognition and self-management / 元认知与自我管理

Students learn to check their own gaps: Can I recall the definition, redraw the model, explain the chain and justify the judgement?

学生学习检查自己的薄弱点：我能否回忆定义、重画模型、解释因果链并说明判断理由？

Transferable communication / 可迁移的表达能力

Cambridge command-word practice trains students to compare alternatives, weigh limits and write evidence-based conclusions across subjects.

剑桥指令词练习训练学生比较选择、权衡局限，并在不同学科中写出有证据支撑的结论。

Confident 自信 Responsible 负责 Reflective 反思 Innovative 创新 Engaged 投入
For home and school

What this means in practice / 课堂内外的实际意义

Home review

For parents

面向家长

Effective Economics revision is active skill practice, not passive rereading. Students should recall terms, redraw diagrams, explain chains, use evidence, answer command words and justify evaluation.

  • Slide view lets students revisit the problem-model-explanation sequence.
  • Handout view supports diagram redrawing, annotation and calmer review.
  • Quiz view checks definitions, application and causal reasoning after study.

有效的经济学复习是主动的技能练习，而不是被动重读。学生应回忆术语、重画图表、解释因果链、使用证据、回应指令词并说明评价理由。

  • 幻灯片模式帮助学生重走“问题—模型—解释”的学习过程。
  • 讲义模式适合重画图表、做批注和安静复习。
  • 测验模式用于检查定义、应用和因果推理。
Classroom design

For teachers

面向教师

Each lesson is built as a teachable skill sequence: define accurately, model visually, interpret evidence, explain causally, apply to a real context and evaluate before writing.

  • Partial reveals manage cognitive load when diagrams or chains are dense.
  • Real-world facts make abstract syllabus points testable and concrete.
  • Exam prompts rehearse analysis, comparison, limitation and final judgement.

每节课都被设计成可教学的技能序列：准确定义、用模型呈现、解读证据、解释因果、应用到真实情境，并在写作前完成评价。

  • 逐步呈现用于降低复杂图表和因果链的认知负荷。
  • 真实材料让抽象考纲内容变得可检验、可理解。
  • 考试练习训练分析、比较、局限和最终判断。