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Ensuring Educational Escape-Room Success: The Process of Designing, Piloting, Evaluating, Redesigning, and Re-Evaluating Educational Escape Rooms

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  • Heidi Eukel
  • Briyana Morrell

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Background. The implementation of educational escape rooms has shown great value in learner outcomes. The design of such simulations requires a thoughtful, well-defined process. Objective. The purpose of this article is to encourage educational escape room designers to use a thoughtful, methodical, iterative process to ensure quality, educational capacity, and a positive learner experience. Application. When designing an educational escape room, designers should consider implementing a cyclic design process: design, pilot, evaluate, redesign, re-evaluate, and repeat. Discussion. A methodological process for educational escape room design can promote deep learning and positive student perceptions.

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  • Heidi Eukel & Briyana Morrell, 2021. "Ensuring Educational Escape-Room Success: The Process of Designing, Piloting, Evaluating, Redesigning, and Re-Evaluating Educational Escape Rooms," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 52(1), pages 18-23, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:simgam:v:52:y:2021:i:1:p:18-23
    DOI: 10.1177/1046878120953453
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    1. Heidi Eukel & Jeanne Frenzel & Kyle Frazier & Micah Miller, 2020. "Unlocking Student Engagement: Creation, Adaptation, and Application of an Educational Escape Room Across Three Pharmacy Campuses," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 51(2), pages 167-179, April.
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    1. Desiree A. Díaz & Timothy C. Clapper, 2021. "Escape Rooms: A Novel Strategy Whose Time has Come," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 52(1), pages 3-6, February.

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