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Introduction to Simulation Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management

Introduction to Simulation Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management

Nicole K. Drumhiller, Terri L. Wilkin, Karen V. Srba
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781799840879|ISBN10: 1799840875|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799854074|EISBN13: 9781799840886
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4087-9.ch001
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Drumhiller, Nicole K., et al. "Introduction to Simulation Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management." Simulation and Game-Based Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management, edited by Nicole K. Drumhiller, et al., IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4087-9.ch001

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Drumhiller, N. K., Wilkin, T. L., & Srba, K. V. (2021). Introduction to Simulation Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management. In N. Drumhiller, T. Wilkin, & K. Srba (Eds.), Simulation and Game-Based Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management (pp. 1-26). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4087-9.ch001

Chicago

Drumhiller, Nicole K., Terri L. Wilkin, and Karen V. Srba. "Introduction to Simulation Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management." In Simulation and Game-Based Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management, edited by Nicole K. Drumhiller, Terri L. Wilkin, and Karen V. Srba, 1-26. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4087-9.ch001

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Abstract

Simulation and game-based learning is an essential learning application especially as it pertains to a high-stakes field like emergency and disaster management. Introducing real-life learning applications into the classroom allows the learner to make critical decisions at different points throughout a simulation providing practical learning that leads to a cognitive understanding of the material. These simulated practices ensure memory and longer retention of these events or tasks, a requirement to ensure that learning transpires. Likewise, these simulations also place the learner under acute stress, something that replicates the stress felt during real-life disasters. Therefore, it is crucial to have students apply what they have learned in simulations as a demonstration of their learning. These learned skills are essential for students to be marketable and thrive in a career field where decision-making, problem-solving, and critical thinking are vital for their success.

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