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ERIC Number: EJ174146
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Teaching Superordinate Concepts with Simulation Games
Cohen, Richard B.; Bradley, Robert H.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 23, 4, 298-304, Dec 77
The effectiveness of simulation games as a method for teaching superordinate concepts was tested via a week-long experiment involving 183 fifth and sixth-grade students in the development of map skills. The simulation group demonstrated superior performance on the delayed posttest but not on the immediate posttest. (JC)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Games, Map Skills, Pretests Posttests, Simulation, Teaching Methods
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Identifiers: Superordinate Concepts