DESCRIPTORS Affective Obje-dtives; Attitude Tests Classroom

This educational research was conducted to determine what affective and cognitive effects two different teaching methods have upon a group of 10th grade students learning about the Constitution of America. Both the experimental class, taught by ihe simulation-game method, and the control group, taught by the lecture discussion method, were instructed by the same teacher for a period of ten days. Pre- and post-experiment content examinations And attitude surveys were given to the two groups to determine comparative effects. Providing no statistical evidence to support,the 'hypothesis that simulation-gAmes enhance the ability of the student to acquire more factual.and conceptual knowledge, this study does indicate that games can influence students ' attitudes and values in a given direction. These findings also indicate a need for further investigation of such elements as measurement of retention, relevance, and transfer factors,.and effects of the two teaching methods of different achievement levels. Appendicés include a teaching guide of the game Constitution Today, content and attitude tests, and a)bibliography. Related documents are ED 048 176, ED 049 099, and ED 049 100. (Author/S4M