Pedagogical foundations of web-based simulations in political science

Abstract

This paper outlines and discusses some of the pedagogical foundations of an innovative 'learning architecture' which combines the power of goal-based learning, role playing, the capabilities of the World Wide Web and the traditional method of lectures and tutorials. What it demostrates is the way this learning architecture is used to achieve pedagogical goals in Political Science using the example of a World Politics course and the potential it has for other social science courses.