Design of simulator training: a comparative study of Swedish dynamic decision-making training facilities

Cognition, Technology & Work - Tập 23 - Trang 117-130 - 2019
Sanna Aronsson1, Henrik Artman1,2, Joel Brynielsson1,2, Sinna Lindquist1, Robert Ramberg1,3
1FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency, Stockholm, Sweden
2KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
3Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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Simulator training is becoming increasingly important for training of time-critical and dynamic situations. Hence, how simulator training in such domains is planned, carried out and followed up becomes important. Based on a model prescribing such crucial aspects, ten decision-making training simulator facilities have been analyzed from an activity theoretical perspective. The analysis reveals several conflicts that exist between the training that is carried out and the defined training objectives. Although limitations in technology and organization are often alleviated by proficient instructors, it is concluded that there is a need for a structured approach to the design of training to be able to define the competencies and skills that ought to be trained along with relevant measurable training goals. Further, there is a need for a pedagogical model that takes the specifics of simulator training into account. Such a pedagogical model is needed to be able to evaluate the training, and would make it possible to share experiences and make comparisons between facilities in a structured manner.

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