This research aimed to develop and examine the effects of a simulation board game for learning  shipping management in two higher education institutions. A provisional board game design framework  was proposed by referring to the game-based learning literature. Based  on  the  framework,  an   instance  of  shipping  management  board  game  was developed, standing on the discreet event  simulation of a realistic shipping process and activity.  The  framework  was  converted  into   game  mechanics  for  constructing  the gameplay by applying a transparent process of gameplay,  while enforcing face-to-face interaction among players. The design of the board game was validated  by 27 experts through a playtesting session; and the effects of the board game usage was examined  through  a  non-equivalent  control  group  pre-test/post-test  quasi-experiment.  Edumetric tests   were  administered  to  measure  the  effects  of  the  boar.....

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