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Download full textAbt, Clark C. – 1966
The author explores the utility of educational games in elementary and secondary social studies classes. Separate sections of the paper discuss types of games, similarities among formal games and social studies topics, educational game design, and examples, advantages, and limitations of educational games. Game playing in society is described as…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
