Simulation and Learning A Model-Centered Approach /

• Main Author: Landriscina, Franco. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Education.; Computer simulation.; Consciousness.; Learning & Instruction.; Cognitive Psychology.; Educational Technology.; Simulation and Modeling.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1954-9

 This book�conveys the incredible instructional potential of simulation as a modality of education and provides guidelines for�the design of effective simulation-based learning environments.� The framework of the book consists of� model-centered learning---learning that requires a restructuring of�individual mental models�utilized by both students and teachers. Simulation models�extend our biological capacity to carry out simulative reasoning.�Recent approaches to mental modeling, such�as embodied cognition and the extended mind hypothesis are also considered in the book, which relies heavily on recent advances in cognitive science. A conceptual model called the epistemic simulation cycle is proposed as a blueprint for the comprehension of the cognitive activities involved in simulation-based learning and for instructional design.