TEKS: Chapter 118. Economics See All Teacher Resources

118.4.c.22

(22) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. The student is expected to:

• (A) analyze economic information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;
• (B) create economic models, including production-possibilities curves, circular-flow charts, and supply-and-demand graphs, to analyze economic concepts or issues;
• (C) explain a point of view on an economic issue;
• (D) analyze and evaluate the validity of economic information from primary and secondary sources for bias, propaganda, point of view, and frame of reference;
• (E) evaluate economic data using charts, tables, graphs, and maps; and
• (F) use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret economic information.