Evaluating the Effectiveness of Role Playing Simulation and Other Methods in Teaching Managerial Skills

Abstract

The effectiveness of lectures, case studies, laboratories, and role playing experiential simulation in teaching 41 key business management skills was analyzed based on survey results from a class of junior and senior agribusiness students. Role playing simulation was found to be clearly the most effective teaching method. In addition, role-playing simulation was found to be the most complementary teaching method to lectures. The managerial skills that role-playing simulation was rated best at teaching were found to more likely be skills that lectures were weakest at teaching.