I am a proponent of using simulations an simulation games in accounting courses. Since I started creating and using simulation games in my college classes, student learning and acceptance of my teaching has increased an unbelievable amount.
In general using simulation games in college classrooms has the following advantages:
- Motivates many students to participate to a greater degree than in a traditional setting.
- Enhances cognitive growth (recall of factual knowledge, improve problem-solving skills, apply concepts and principles)
- Provides intensive practice in verbal and written communication
- Requires flexibility in thinking and an adaptive response to a dynamic environment
- Can be repeated with same participants and additional learning will take place due to the dynamic nature of the game
- Benefits students with varying skills and experience. Participants can play at their own levels.
If interested, please download the following documents in pdf format
- Using Simulation Games in Financial Accounting & Managerial Accounting, presented at the American Accounting Association national convention in Anaheim, CA, August 2008. Simulation Games for Accounting
Real Money, which is where students play a game of monopoly and do to the financial accounting for their experience. I have two versions, with debits and credits, and without debits and credits.
David
The concept of Learning Games it’s a excellent idea, for teaching accounting. The student can feel the real life through this simple games.
I’m going to make certain modifications to your idea to adapted to my financial accounting class at the institution where I teach.
Luis E Bayonet Robles
Technological Institute of The Americas
Dominican Republic
David,
What an ingenious teaching and learning device !!! I look forward to learning more about it and to the possibility to utilizing it in my classes. Finally learning accounting can be “fun” !!
sincerely
Marc Morreale