Matching Curricula to Core Competencies

How can an educator select Personal Financial Education curriculum from what is available?   This brief offers an example of one way to systematically compare educational materials based on the intended use.  As an example of how this process can work four sets of materials—all available online—were downloaded and analyzed using a matrix of core competencies.

The four curricula are: MoneySmart, MoneyWi$e, CreditSmart and YourMoneyCounts.

Issue Brief

Matching Curricula to Core Competencies

 

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Matching Curricula to Core Competencies
(Dec. 12, 2011)

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