Written Debriefing: The Next Vital Step in Learning with Simulations

Simulation & Gaming

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 108-118

  Petranek, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

assessing learning; debriefing; experiential learning; guidelines for writing; journal writing; oral debriefing; reflection; seven Es of debriefing; simulation gaming; THE DRINKING GAME; written briefing; written concept technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993812325     PISSN: 10468781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104687810003100111     Document Type: Article

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