An exploration of game-derived learning in total enterprise simulations

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-296

  Washbush, John ^a   Gosen, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal validity; Learning and performance; Learning antecedents; Simulation learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947582195     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104687810103200301     Document Type: Article

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