Research on the instructional effects of simulation gaming compared to other instructional
procedures was reviewed. Effect size estimates were computed for eight cognitive and …

This book is intended both as supplementary reading for courses and as a practical
guidebook for individuals and programs interested in reducing prejudice and improving …

This chapter offers a critical examination of the literature on intercultural communication
training and a generalized model of the usually implicit process of training. Though limited …

In most formal or purposive instruction-learning situations, the standard formula is to say, in
effect, &dquo; Here is what you are supposed to learn; now learn it; now display that you …

Synthesizes several themes that are common to the other chapters in this sourcebook and
suggests additional considerations for using experiential and simulation techniques. The …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a computer simulation in
enhancing student learning in a unit of health. This study involved 30 mildly handicapped …

Experiential and didactic approaches are both prevalent and potentially valuable; this study
seeks to compare and contrast the methods of each. One specific simulation is examined …

Communication Yearbook 20, originally published in 1997 contains ten major reviews that
collectively span the discipline. Two of the reviews examine how consumption of television …

In this research, the authors examined the educational effectiveness of a game named
POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE for sex education by means of an experiment with Japanese …

A considerable body of research on the effectiveness of simulation-gaming as an
instructional technique has accumulated since the 1960s. The evidence to date on their …