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ERIC Number: EJ579986
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
Conflicting Ideologies: Simulating Significant Historical Human Decision Processes.
Gerson, Charles W.
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v18 n1 p79-98 1998
A formative small-group (n12) evaluation of a pair of opposed computer simulations modeling the thinking of historical ideologies (communist insurgency and counter-insurgency) suggests simulations had value in stimulating and modifying assessments of roles within real-world settings. Explores basic objective of having the simulation user develop a better insight into the actual thinking of significant historical personages. (PEN)
Descriptors: Communism, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation, Conflict, Decision Making, Formative Evaluation, History, Ideology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Figures