Identifying learning transfer in simulations without access to real world performance measures
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
Office of Associate Dean - Teaching and Learning (FEA) / Centre for Higher Education Learning and Teaching Research
RAS ID
16920
Abstract
This paper reports on research undertaken to determine the degree of learning transfer for a 3D simulation environment situated within a problem-based learning pedagogy for emergency evacuation training in an underground mining facility. Owing to the operational constraints of the mining facility, methods for measuring learning transfer were employed which did not require performance evaluation in the real world environment. Transfer measures that examined simulator performance relative to real world experience, fidelity assessment, and appraisal of the training value of the platform were employed for this purpose. Triangulation of results across all three measures indicated the presence of learning transfer, suggesting the viability of such measures in instances in which real world performance testing is not possible.
Comments
Garrett, M. J., & Mcmahon, M. T. (2013). Identifying learning transfer in simulations without access to real world performance measures. In In Robinson, J., Couros, A., & Irvine, V. (Eds) EdMedia: World conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications. (pp. 515-520). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the advancement of computing in education (AACE). Available here