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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
Livingston, Samuel A. – 1972
In an experiment conducted under classroom conditions with 8th grade students, the simulation game "Democracy" was shown to be effective at teaching that "log-rolling" is an acceptable part of the legislative process. Two aspects of the game--role identification and game structure--were shown to contribute independently to its effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Educational Games
