Frontiers in Management Research

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DOI: 10.22606/fmr.2018.23001

• Lisa Kahle-Piasecki^*
  Associate Professor of Management & Information Systems, Tiffin University, 155 Miami Street, Tiffin, Ohio, USA 44883, Office: 419.448.5129 EST USA

The acceptance of digital games in the classroom continues to increase each year. Efforts to assess the effectiveness on learning show advantages and limitations. The purpose of this study is to examine how the use of digital games or simulations, combined with the use of a blog for reflection on course material, supports learning in the classroom. Students in a Spring 2014, Spring 2015 and Spring 2017 Small Business Management class were required to complete blog posts and play a small business simulation throughout the semester. At the end of the course, a survey was conducted and students were asked to assess items in learning categories on a five-point Likert-type scale, which indicated the amount of agreement between the items and the students. Descriptive analyses were conducted to determine the frequency and percentage of respondents in agreement or disagreement for each question. This research will discuss the results of the study.

Blogs; simulations; small business management

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