Critical design choices in healthcare simulation education: a 4C/ID perspective on design that leads to transfer

Advances in Simulation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2023, Pages

  Frerejean, Jimmy ^a,b   van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a   Condron, Claire ^c   Strauch, Ulrich ^b   Eppich, Walter ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

4C ID; Instructional design; Simulation based education; Simulation enhanced education; Transfer of learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85165629114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20590628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s41077-023-00242-7     Document Type: Article

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