A cross-faculty simulation model for authentic learning

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-35

  Diamond, Susannah ^a   Middleton, Andrew ^a   Mather, Richard ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authentic learning; Cross faculty; Meta awareness; Problem based learning; Role play; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952382048     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703297.2010.518423     Document Type: Article

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