Simulation games in engineering education: A state-of-the-art review

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 399-410

  Deshpande, Amit A ^a   Huang, Samuel H ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

engineering education; experiential learning; problem based learning; simulation game

Indexed keywords

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; PASSIVE LEARNING; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SIMULATION GAME; SIMULATION GAMES; STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 78149303408     PISSN: 10613773     EISSN: 10990542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cae.20323     Document Type: Review

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