Antecedents of Learning in Simulations

This purpose of this study was to discover the why some students learn more than others in Total Enterprise Simulations. This study was undertaken using 71 senior policy students playing the MICROMATIC. Two measures of learning were utilized. One involved a test of analytical principles extracted from the MICROMATIC, and the second consisted of open-ended questions asking the students what they were learning. Very generally, the results suggest that learning is greater when learners are confident, interested, motivated, and understand.

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