Simulation and learning: the role of mental models
A successful educational use of simulations at school and in formative courses requires a careful consideration of the cognitive mechanisms of learning. The most interesting educational simulations are not so much those which want to be a copy of reality, but those which favour in the student a proc...
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doaj-05801394805f42a98fda718387b3911d2020-11-25T01:00:24ZengItalian e-Learning AssociationJe-LKS : Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society1826-62231971-88292009-11-015210.20368/1971-8829/316Simulation and learning: the role of mental modelsFranco LandriscinaA successful educational use of simulations at school and in formative courses requires a careful consideration of the cognitive mechanisms of learning. The most interesting educational simulations are not so much those which want to be a copy of reality, but those which favour in the student a process of internalization of the simulated model and a process of externalization and comparison of one’s mental models. Education based on models represents a new and promising paradigm in the designing and the didactic use of simulations.https://www.je-lks.org/ojs/index.php/Je-LKS_EN/article/view/316simulationlearningmental modelscognitive charge |
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A successful educational use of simulations at school and in formative courses requires a careful consideration of the cognitive mechanisms of learning. The most interesting educational simulations are not so much those which want to be a copy of reality, but those which favour in the student a process of internalization of the simulated model and a process of externalization and comparison of one’s mental models. Education based on models represents a new and promising paradigm in the designing and the didactic use of simulations. |
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