The Stag Hunt Game: An Example of an Excel-Based Probabilistic Game

Autor/in	Bridge, Dave
Titel	The Stag Hunt Game: An Example of an Excel-Based Probabilistic Game
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 12 (2016) 2, S.200-215 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2015.1073157
Schlagwörter	Spreadsheets; Educational Games; Probability; Role Playing; Simulation; Political Science; Learning Activities; Scores; Achievement Gains; Theories; College Students; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spread sheet; Spredsheets; Spreadsheet; Tabellenkalkulation; Educational game; Lernspiel; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Rollenspiel; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Lernaktivität; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Theory; Theorie; Collegestudent
Abstract	With so many role-playing simulations already in the political science education literature, the recent repeated calls for new games is both timely and appropriate. This article answers and extends those calls by advocating the creation of probabilistic games using Microsoft Excel. I introduce the example of the Stag Hunt Game--a short, effective, and easy-to-use activity that simulates Jean-Jacques Rousseau's political philosophy. In testing the game's effectiveness, I found that students who played the game scored higher on the exam than students who did not play. Using the Stag Hunt Game as an example, I invite political science instructors to consider creating more probabilistic Excel-based games. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01