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ERIC Number: EJ670100
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
Finding and Building the Joinable Society.
Leinhardt, Gaea; McQuaide, Judith
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v28 n2 p163-88 2003
Reports the results of research that examined ways in which a computer simulation of a banking workplace influenced high schoolstudents' general knowledge and understanding about the world of work. Results indicated students who used the simulation had a broader sense of work and had more subtle understandings of current trade-offs than did non-use students. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Banking, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Entry Workers, High School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education, Work Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Work Based Learning
Note: This research was supported by a grant to the Learning Research and Development Center by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.