The impact of role-playing simulation activities on higher education students’ academic results

• Franco Barrera ^[1] ; Juan I. Venegas-Muggli ^[1] ; Olga Nuñez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Tecnológica de Chile INACAP
• Localización: Innovations in education and teaching international, ISSN 1470-3297, Vol. 58, Nº 3, 2021, págs. 305-315
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Given the importance of developing innovative higher education teaching practices in order to engage low-performance students and improve their results, this study evaluates the impact of using role-playing simulation activities in a Chilean higher education institution. In a context where pedagogical innovations have mostly been evaluated based on student perceptions, this study applies a rigorous impact evaluation on academic results using Propensity Score Matching and Differences in Differences quasi-experimental methods. Results show that students taught using role-playing simulation activities achieve better final marks and have better pass rates than students taught using traditional methods.