Longer simulation duration is associated with higher effects, but evidence for simulations over one month is inconclusive¶

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q3 i2 Very short simulations (under 1 hour) had lower effects (g = 0.65) than simulations lasting hours to a month (g = 0.80–0.81), and simulations over a month showed g = 1.31 but with inconclusive evidence. → Olga Chernikova 2020

Evidence¶

Olga Chernikova 2020¶

Olga Chernikova, Nicole Heitzmann, and Matthias Stadler, Doris Holzberger, Tina Seidel, Frank Fischer. (2020). Simulation-Based Learning in Higher Education: A Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654320933544

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Metaregression moderator analysis of simulation duration, with printed effects "g = 0.65, SE = 0.20" for very short and "g = 0.81, SE = 0.09" for up-to-a-day simulations. A few simulations lasted more than a month (g = 1.31, SE = 0.31), but "the number of studies (N = 4) reporting simulations with an extended duration was not sufficient for conclusive results."

"Very short simulations lasting less than an hour had an effect of g = 0.65, SE = 0.20. Longer simulations were associated with higher effects: simulations lasting for several hours (up to a day)—g = 0.81, SE = 0.09; simulations lasting for several days (up to a month)—g = 0.80, SE = 0.18."

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