Immersive Learning Simulations

Rich skills practice

High motivation

Authentic learning

Safe failure

Deep learning

Precise

measurement

Performance Improvement

Best form of rich skills practice

For complex knowledge, skill acquisition

and procedure learning.

* eLearning Guild (2008) Immersive Learning Simulations - the demand for, and demands of, simulations, scenarios, and serious games.

93% of deployments showed better or

much better results than other methods.

Deep learning through rehearsal,

practice, failure, feedback and success.

Engage and Motivate

Motivation necessary for learning

improvement

0%

100%Learning

Experience

MotivationLearning

Performance

90%96%

92%

** Rome game testing. Independent testing with 3,000 students over 3 weeks.ILS scored higher than any other format on each metric.

Authentic Learning

A progression of practice opportunities helps promote transfer, since learners are continually transferring their skills from one practice opportunity to the next.

The Mission Game provides learners with a practice experience that bears strong similarities to real-life this increases transfer and the likelihood that trainees will actually be able to apply their skills in real life.”

Realistic scenarios increase knowledge transfer

Beal, C., Johnson, W.L., Dabrowski, R., & Wu, S. (2005). Iterative feedback and simulation-basedpractice in the Tactical Language Training System

Safe failure

Error management critical for learning

improvement*

* Keith N, Frese M. Self-regulation in error management training: emotion control and metacognition as mediators of performance effects. J Appl Psychol. 2005 Jul;90(4):677-91

ILS encourage error management

People can test scenarios, get real-time feedback, and review and evaluate both

good performance and potentially catastrophic

mistakes

Mentoring and measurementDeveloping expertise requires deliberate practice

supervised by knowledgeable mentors*

Ericsson, 2006, chapter 38. In ‘Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance’

ILS provide deep diagnostics to support mentoring

Measure actual behaviour

performance

Observe avoidant or non

behaviour

Decision making

Judgement