Experiential learning and the effectiveness of economic simulation games

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 238-250

  Herz, Bernhard ^a   Merz, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic Simulation Games; Effectiveness of Simulation Games; Evaluation of Simulation Games; Experiential Learning; Experimental Assessment of Teaching Techniques; Learning Through Simulation Gaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142278505     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878198292007     Document Type: Article

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