Does the ASX ‘Share Market Simulation Game’ Fit?
August 17, 2008
Blog 2: Does the ASX ‘Share Market Simulation Game’ Fit?
The ASX website provides a simulation game based on the Australian Share Market. This simulation game is a common teaching strategy utilized within the commerce and business studies syllabus aimed at our students who are now immersed in the digital culture. The purpose of the simulation game is to apply necessary skills required to locate and monitor share investment activity. The application of this strategy will hopefully engage students and provide meaningful learning for a better level of understanding. The concerning question here is whether effective teaching targeting the digital generation is applied or is this a routine ICT activity that becomes a distraction within an already loaded course syllabus.
Have the ideas and content become secondary as the ‘Share Market Simulation’ show becomes the focus of effort. Jamie McKenzie’s article entitled Stuffing Technology into the Curriculum emphasises learning goals and strategies should be implemented first and then teachers should select the tools that match the purpose. Business studies and commerce teachers may well want to follow such a thought process rather then pack the annual ‘Share market Simulation’ into an already crowded syllabus. The concepts covered by this game are only small areas of both syllabuses. Therefore management of such a game is vital to ensure that students are not exposed for the sake of technology but actually prevail with productive outcomes in a sensible time frame.
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Joel’s blog - ASX s&hellip | October 3rd, 2008 at 10:25 pm
[...] found Joel’s post about the ASX sharemarket game [...]
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have2blog | October 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Joel, interesting post. I think this is an easy way out to tick an outcomes box for teachers. There are far too many items to cover in the syllabus and this is another example of making cursory use of ICT.
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It does fit! | Mandys Blo&hellip | October 13th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
[...] response to Joel Penny’s blog titled, ‘Does the ASX ‘Share Market Simulation Game’ fit?’ I came to the conclusion that some teachers believe it is either a technology lesson or it is [...]
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Let the games begin! | e &hellip | October 20th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
[...] reading Joel’s blog I felt that I agreed with both sides of his argument regarding the ASX simulation game . On [...]
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| Pete's Educational Rant&hellip | October 21st, 2008 at 6:05 pm
[...] Often in my KLA of Business Studies, Commerce and Economics we discuss if there is benefit using the ASX’s Sharemarket Game. I personally agree with what Joel wrote in his blog. [...]
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The controversial ASX gam&hellip | October 26th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
[...] computer based game have a part to play. The utility of the game has been discussed by both Joel and Tania on their fantastic [...]