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This study aims to explore how business students define and evaluate the learning value of simulation games, highlighting diverse experiences.

Learners, players, pragmatics, and skeptics: Business students’ viewpoints about the learning value with simulation games

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Randomized trial examines perceived learning value of simulation games in business education, indicating diverse student experiences.

This study aims to explore how business students define and evaluate the learning value of simulation games, highlighting diverse experiences.
Adopted Q-methodology to gather student viewpoints.
Forty-two undergraduate business students participated in web-based marketing and sales simulations.
Completed a Q-sort of thirty-two statements followed by factor analysis.
Identified four distinct viewpoints: Learners, Players, Pragmatics, and Skeptics.
Learners value simulations for authentic learning; Players prioritize competition; Pragmatics engage for academic outcomes; Skeptics struggle to find learning value.
Highlights the complexity of perceived learning value beyond simple engagement metrics.

Vladica et al. (2026) studied this question.

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