This is a book about ''Simulation and Learning''. It is written for educators, teachers, and
instructional scientists, but also for instructional designers, and anyone else involved in …

The educational use of simulation encompasses two very different approaches: learners
using simulations created by others, and learners building simulations themselves. At a …

Despite a burgeoning array of educational simulations, developments in this area have not
been guided by much in the way of clear pedagogical criteria. Such criteria are needed to …

" Not only did I learn more substantive law than in any other course I've taken, but I learned
why I needed to learn all those things." Alumnus of a legal simulation courseSimulations …

A case study of student engagement with simulations in a materials engineering course is
presented. The aim of the work was to better understand the characteristics of simulations …

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With the increased availability of powerful computers in the classroom, simulations have
become viable instructional tools. Yet these technological advances are not coupled with …

Computer simulations are used in many contexts, such as what-if analyses, experimentation
and instruction. The topic of the present volume is the use of computer simulations in …

This article reviews the (quasi) experimental research of the past decade on the learning
effects of computer simulations in science education. The focus is on two questions: how use …

The role of mental simulation in scientific learning processes is poorly understood. This
paper examines video taped model construction protocols from an expert and a student to …