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TEACHING NOTE Educational novels and student role-playing: a teaching note

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  • D. Larry Crumbley
  • Katherine Smith
  • L. Murphy Smith

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Educational novels and student role-playing can be used in some accounting classes to present technical information in a way which facilitates learning and infuses student enthusiasm. The purpose of this Note is to briefly relate the following: (1) the authors' experiences in using educational novels and student role-playing, (2) the means by which they can be implemented as an instructional tool, and (3) the perceptions of students, educators, and others such as professional journal editors. Use of educational novels and student role-playing as teaching devices have the following goals: 1. to reinforce and expand the student's knowledge of the subject matter; 2. to enhance the student's image of the accounting field; 3. to present current accounting issues, such as ethics; 4. to improve the student's interpersonal and teamwork skills; 5. to improve the student's written and oral communication skills; and 6. to make class attendance more enjoyable and educational. To give the reader an idea of what topics may be covered in an educational novel, a partial index from one such novel is provided. The details of the student role-playing assignment are given in a form which can be taken directly from this Teaching Note and distributed to students. Both of these teaching devices are relatively simple to implement and have produced positive feedback from both students and accounting educators who have used them.

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  • D. Larry Crumbley & Katherine Smith & L. Murphy Smith, 1998. "TEACHING NOTE Educational novels and student role-playing: a teaching note," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(2), pages 183-191.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accted:v:7:y:1998:i:2:p:183-191
    DOI: 10.1080/096392898331252
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    1. Martin E. Persson & Stephan Fafatas, 2018. "Accounting measurements, profit, and loss: a science fiction play in one act by Harold C. Edey," Accounting History Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1-2), pages 31-60, May.
    2. John Cullen & Sue Richardson & Rona O'Brien, 2004. "Exploring the teaching potential of empirically-based case studies," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 251-266.
    3. D. Larry Crumbley & L. Murphy Smith, 2000. "Using short stories to teach critical thinking and communication skills to tax students," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(3), pages 291-296.
    4. Stone, Dan N., 2001. "Accountant's tales," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 26(4-5), pages 461-470.

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