Some Recommendations for Researching Learning from Playing a Simulation

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  • Jerry J. Gosenpud University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Abstract

This paper attempts to help simulation scholars understand why most of the research attempting to show that simulation players learn from playing fails. It recommends research designs that are simpler than those historically used.

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2018-03-12