Simulation Design for Learning and Assessment

In Ebner, N., Coben, J. & Honeyman, C. (eds). Assessing our Students, Assessing Ourselves. St. Paul: DRI Press, pp. 139-148

10 Pages Posted: 18 Sep 2012

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Noam Ebner

Creighton University Heider College of Business

Daniel Druckman

George Mason University - Department of Public & International Affairs

Date Written: 2012

Abstract

In previous work in this series, Ebner and Druckman have analyzed the widely assumed (but surprisingly unproven) benefits of role-plays, and concluded that students learn more from designing role-plays than from playing them out. Now, they take the logical next step — explicit assessment of students’ performance in simulation design. Ebner and Druckman have found it both valuable and practical to assess the concepts that students weave into the simulation instructions, the relationships constructed between them, the way the simulation design provides opportunities for integrative or distributive behavior, and the way it encourages particular communication behavior. While they find that "skill development" may be better demonstrated through participating in the role-plays resulting from the design exercise, assessment of the design phase itself proves particularly useful for increasing students’ understanding of negotiation concepts.

Keywords: negotiation, teaching, pedagogy, simulation, role-play, design, assessment, evaluation, grading

Suggested Citation

Ebner, Noam and Druckman, Daniel, Simulation Design for Learning and Assessment (2012). In Ebner, N., Coben, J. & Honeyman, C. (eds). Assessing our Students, Assessing Ourselves. St. Paul: DRI Press, pp. 139-148, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2148643

Noam Ebner (Contact Author)

Creighton University Heider College of Business ( email )

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Daniel Druckman

George Mason University - Department of Public & International Affairs ( email )

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Fairfax, VA 22030
United States
703-993-1400 (Phone)

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