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Improving Learners’ Understanding of Environmental Accumulations through Simulation

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  • Krystyna A. Stave
  • Abby Beck
  • Chris Galvan

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Background. Poor public understanding of accumulation principles obstructs public engagement in environmental decision-making . Simulation-based learning environments (SBLEs) show promise for improving understanding. Purpose. This study tested the hypothesis that use of stand-alone, self-contained, online SBLEs can improve user understanding of and ability to apply basic principles of accumulation. Method. We used pretest/posttest measures to examine (a) whether user understanding of accumulations principles increased after exposure to a set of two SBLEs in an undergraduate Environmental Science course ( n  =126), and (b) how the extent of simulation use affected depth of user understanding. Results. Understanding improved significantly after simulation use. Further, extent of simulation use affected performance although it is not a simple linear relationship. Those who ran the simulation a moderate amount of times (total of 14-24 runs) scored better than the low-range group (0-13 runs, p

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  • Krystyna A. Stave & Abby Beck & Chris Galvan, 2015. "Improving Learners’ Understanding of Environmental Accumulations through Simulation," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 46(3-4), pages 270-292, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:simgam:v:46:y:2015:i:3-4:p:270-292
    DOI: 10.1177/1046878114531764
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