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In this chapter we shortly introduce current perspectives in learning environment research in higher education and propose a general educational research model enabling to situate the various possible pathways in which effects of student learning in simulation-based learning environments can be investigated. In a next step, we discuss what kind of learning outcomes is important to address when focussing on the effectivity of simulation-based learning environments and which research perspectives are important to address. In a third step, we discuss how the subsequent chapters in this section can be situated in this educational research model and how they are a further illustration of the different pathways currently taken in the field.
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Donche, V., Gijbels, D., Spooren, P., Bursens, P. (2018). How Simulations of Decision-Making Affect Learning. In: Bursens, P., Donche, V., Gijbels, D., Spooren, P. (eds) Simulations of Decision-Making as Active Learning Tools. Professional and Practice-based Learning, vol 22. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74147-5_10
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