Research on Simulation Games in Education. A Critical Analysis.

摘要

This paper summarizes and evaluates published research examining the use of simulation games in educational settings. The paper reviews findings regarding the effects of simulation games on a (a) interest, (b) attitudes, (c) feeling of efficacy, (d) knowledge, and (e) intellectual skills. Research methods employed in the evaluation of simulation games are also reviewed. The review indicates that neither the research methods nor the simulation games are as good as they should and can be. Suggestions are offered for improving simulation games and the research methods designed to evaluate them. (Author)