simulation training

Fake scenario learning

Simulation training is instruction that uses realistic scenarios, models, or virtual environments to develop skills without real-world consequences.

Medical students practice procedures on mannequins, pilots train in flight simulators, soldiers rehearse combat situations.

The approach allows learners to make mistakes safely and repeat difficult tasks until proficient: The hospital requires simulation training before residents perform actual surgeries.

Opposites
authenticity of experience

simulation trainingreal-world experience

Knowledge from actual living

on-the-job training · hands-on experience · combat experience · clinical practice · baptism by fire

pedagogical approach

simulation trainingclassroom instruction

Teaching in school setting

rote learning · book learning

environmental control

simulation traininglive fire exercise

Practice using real ammunition

Family

training, trainer, simulate, simulation, simulacrum

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