Considerations in Simulation UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Diversity Attributes - CORRECT ANSWER - Demographic (Age, Gender, Ethnicity
Disabilities)
Experiential (Work-life (Adult learners)
Informational (Education background, Learning-teaching styles)
Fundamental (Different beliefs & Vaules, RElationships with others)
VARK (Fleming & Mills, 1992) - Learning Styles - CORRECT ANSWER - V - Visual
A - Auditory
R - Read/Write
K - Kinesthetic
Visual (V) or Spatial Learners - CORRECT ANSWER - Learn best through what they see
Like pictures, diagrams, flow charts, timelines, maps, & demonstrations
A good learning assignment for a visual learner might involve concept mapping
Enjoy using computers and graphics
May be called graphic (G) learners
Important note - visual learners do not usually care to learn by viewing movies, videos, or
PowerPoint presentations
Aural or Auditory (A) Learners - CORRECT ANSWER - Prefer to listen through what is
heard or spoken
Learn best from lectures, tapes, tutorials, group discussions, speaking, web chats, e-mails, mobile
phones, & talking things through out loud
By talking about a topic, these learners are able to process the given information
, Reading (R) or Writing - CORRECT ANSWER - Prefer to have the info to be learned
displayed in written format
Prefer text-based input & output in all of its forms
Many academics have a preference for this style of learning
Are often fond of PowerPoint presentations, the internet, lists, dictionaries, thesaurus, quotes, or
anything else featuring words
Kinesthetic (K) or Active Learners - CORRECT ANSWER - Use their bodies & sense of
touch to enhance learning while engaged in physical activity
Like to think about issues while working out or exercising
Like to participate, play games, role-play, act, & model experiences
Appreciate demonstrations, simulations, videos, & movies of real things, case studies, practice
sessions, & applications
Multimodal/Mixture (M) learners - CORRECT ANSWER - Prefer to learn is two or more
styles of learning or using a variety of modes
Like info to be context specific or might chose a single mode to suit the occasion or situation
Liek to gather info from each mode & often have a deeper & broader understanding of the topics
Kolb's Learning Styles - CORRECT ANSWER - Diverging
Assimulating
Converging
Accommodating
Diverging - CORRECT ANSWER - Works in groups & generates ideas.
Students are fine with feedback & reflecting on activities learned.
This style of learner uses concrete experiences & reflective observation.
Assimulating - CORRECT ANSWER - Preferred to read information, presented with
lectures, and then analyze the topics.