Knowledge of First-Year Economics Students on Economics as a Basis for the Development of an Infographics Book

This descriptive-correlational study assessed the level of knowledge of first-year Bachelor of Arts in Economics students on General economics and determined whether this knowledge is significantly related to their socio-economic profile, with the findings serving as basis for the development of an infographics book. A researcher-made, expert-validated 180-item multiple-choice test covering 18 General economics topics was administered through Microsoft Forms to 83 first-year economics students of a state university in the Philippines during the first semester of Academic Year 2020–2021. Data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, weighted means, and chi-square tests of independence at the .05 level of significance. Respondents were predominantly female (62.7%), 18–19 years old (61.4%), graduates of the Accountancy, Business, and Management (37.3%), Humanities and Social Sciences (26.5%), and General Academic (18.1%) strands, holders of senior high school general weighted averages of 90.00–100.00 (39.8%), and members of families earning below ₱10,000 monthly (41.0%). The students' overall level of knowledge was moderate (M = 6.07 out of 10, SD = 1.34), highest on demand (M = 7.12) and lowest on national income accounting (M = 5.13). Knowledge level was significantly associated with senior high school strand, χ²(12, N = 83) = 21.86, p = .039, and general weighted average, χ²(8, N = 83) = 16.94, p = .031, but not with age, sex, or average monthly family income. The moderate overall knowledge, with gaps concentrated in abstract and quantitative topics, supports the development of an infographics book that prioritizes low-mastery content and applies multimedia learning principles.