Theoretical Issues of Using Simulations and Games in Educational Assessment: Applications in School and Workplace Contexts

This book reports on theoretical issues involved in the use of simulations and games in educational assessment, offering conceptual views and context-specific applications. It highlights commonalities and divergence in research across K-12, post-secondary, and military education and assessment, enhancing understanding of how games and simulations can improve educational outcomes.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 258 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the intricate realm of theoretical considerations surrounding the utilization of simulations and games in educational assessment. It presents original research and robust conceptual analyses, shedding light on the diverse aspects involved in leveraging these tools for effective assessment, modification, and enhancement of learning and assessment in education and training.

Chapters within the volume explore the potential of technologies to assess, modify, and enhance learning and assessment outcomes in education and training settings. They examine how these tools can be employed to facilitate meaningful learning experiences, promote student engagement, and facilitate the development of critical skills. By highlighting the theoretical issues arising from the use of games and simulations as assessment tools, the volume offers a broad conceptual framework for understanding assessment in various educational and workplace contexts.

Furthermore, it provides rich descriptions of diverse context-specific applications of games and simulations in education and training. Through a balanced approach that incorporates both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, the volume explores policy implications, conducts meta-analyses, and examines constructs to unravel commonalities and divergences in theoretical research conducted in relation to K-12, post-secondary, and military education and assessment.

By emphasizing the intersection of games and simulations with the science of learning, the collection enhances our understanding of how these tools can be leveraged to improve educational outcomes. This book serves as an invaluable resource for researchers and scholars in the fields of educational assessment and evaluation, educational technology, military psychology, and educational psychology. Its rigorous and multidisciplinary approach ensures that it will be of great interest to professionals and practitioners alike.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032057675