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What are we talking about?—A taxonomy of computer simulations to support learning
Author(s) -
Maier Frank H,
Größler Andreas
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
system dynamics review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1099-1727
pISSN - 0883-7066
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1727(200022)16:2<135::aid-sdr193>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - terminology , taxonomy (biology) , computer science , management science , artificial intelligence , data science , human–computer interaction , software engineering , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , botany , biology
In this article a proposal for a taxonomy of computer simulations to support learning processes is presented. To achieve this goal, distinguishing criteria of computer simulations are identified and categorized. The work has been done in order to facilitate research about the evaluation of learning tools. The taxonomy is mainly built to be suitable for this objective, but can be of general help in establishing a common terminology. Sharing of findings and discussions among researchers from different fields can therefore by stimulated. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.