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Disciplines: Simulation Assessment

Health Sciences

Interactive cases are great assessment tools for assessing critical skills for health professionals. One study shows the use of multi-scenerio cases for the assessment of diagnosis skills and management plans for anesthesia resident students. In this case, seven different scenerios were presented to the students followed by a set of questionnaire for the assessment purpose. The instructor used a rubric and a 7-point scale to ensure an accurate and transparent evaluation of student performance (Blum et al., 2014).

Natural Sciences

Task-specific exercises during or after the simulation can assess studentsā€™ understanding of the subject matter and their ability to apply their acquired knowledge into practice. Starry Nightā„¢ is a planetarium software used to teach standards-based lunar concepts. This software has a series of task-based tests for the asseement of studentsā€™ understanding of different lunar episodes (Trundle & Bell, 2010).

Social Sciences

Combination of assessment tools can also be used to assess different aspects of studentsā€™ learning. Ambrosio (2004) used two assessment tools to assess his students in an Ethnic Conflicts course role-play simulation. The first assessment tool was a post-simulation discussion that demonstrated studentsā€™ understanding of theoretical dynamics encountered in ethnic conflict situations. The second assessment tool was a take-home exam which assessed studentsā€™ ability to connect their experience in simulation to the existing literature on ethnic conflicts. Ā