Mathematics in Education, Research and Applications (MERAA), 2015(1), 2
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Received 2014-11-11 ǀ Accepted 2015-02-07 ǀ Published online 2015-11-16
DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.15414/meraa.2015.01.02.68-72
SOME NOTES ON THE FINANCIAL LITERACY OF THE SLOVAK STUDENTS – CASE STUDY
Janka Drábeková, Soňa Švecová
Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Article Fulltext (PDF), pp. 68–72
- We deal with financial literacy, because we believe that everyone of us should be financial literate. We used The National Educational Program ISCED 3a
Mathematics and we prepared tasks for Slovak students in grade 10. The examined group consisted of students in grade 10 and students in grade 12 of Piarist High School in
Nitra and the first-year students of the Faculty of Economic and Management of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. Students solved the tasks focused on the ability
to compare discount products, calculation of value added tax, calculation of income tax, insurance contributions and net salary. Their knowledge was insufficient.
Students knew assess profitability of purchase (problem1), but they did not already know calculate VAT (problem2), income tax, insurance contributions and net salary (problem3).
- Keywords: financial literacy, tasks, high school students, university students, Slovakia
- JEL Classification: F83, F84, M33