Getting the most from classroom simulations: Strategies for maximizing learning outcomes

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 547-555

  Wedig, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77958572060     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104909651000079X     Document Type: Article

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