International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 18, No. 2 (2022)

The Game of Teaching Resource Allocation

R. Samuel Sale, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Abstract
In response to the increased prevalence of remote learning, and exhortation that educators adopt more experiential pedagogy, a methodology is presented to use a free, commercially available game to teach a variety of resource allocation problems in various disciplines. The use of games to provide experiential learning has been shown to increase student enjoyment and mastery of learning outcomes. The technique is appropriate for students at different levels from secondary school through graduate-level university instruction. The lack of cost to the student or university coupled with the ease of adaptability of the game makes the technique widely available to all instructors in both traditional classrooms and distance education settings.

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