Comparing Objective Measures and Perceptions of Cognitive Learning in an ERP Simulation Game: A Research Note

Simulation and Gaming

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 461-480

  Cronan, Timothy Paul ^a   Léger, Pierre Majorique ^b   Robert, Jacques ^b   Babin, Gilbert ^b   Charland, Patrick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

business simulations; cognitive learning; Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); learning assessment; objective measures; perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865157611     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: 1552826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046878111433783     Document Type: Article

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