Operationalizing a Test of a Model of the Use of Simulation Games and Experiential Exercises

The authors propose an addition of two important dependent variables: Student Learning and Student Attitudes, to a previously-reported model of the use of simulation games and experiential exercises. Additionally, a research design proposal is tendered for ABSEL members’ inspection and criticisms. The authors specify the anticipated operationalizations of variables, tests for reliability and validity, and the general analysis of the model’s postulated relationships. The paper is couched as a necessary step intermediate to theorizing and empirical hypothesis tests