The Effect of Financial Education on the Value, Financial Intelligence and Financial Behavior of Junior High School Students－A Case Study

[[abstract]]This study aimed to investigate the effect of financial education for junior high school students on their values, financial intelligence and financial behavior. By offering financial education to a group of junior high school students in Taichung City, the result of students’ pre-tests and post-tests was analyzed. The data was collected with a questionaire to evaluate “junior high school students’ values, financial intelligence and financial behavior.” The results of this study are: First, background variables such as gender, family type and socioeconomic status showed a significant difference in their financial intelligence and behaviors, and different socioeconomic status of junior high school students make the most obvious difference. Second, students' values, financial intelligence and financial behavior have interactivelypositive correlation. Third, financial education has a significant impact on the value, financial intelligence and financial behavior