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Notes Unit 18: Simulated Teaching: Concept, Purpose and

Procedure

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
18.1 Meaning of Simulated Teaching
18.2 Assumptions of Simulated Teaching
18.3 Characteristics of Simulated Teaching
18.4 Limitations of Simulated Teaching
18.5 Precautions of Simulated Teaching
18.6 Advantages of Simulated Teaching
18.7 Criticism
18.8 The Procedure of Simulated Teaching
18.9 Summary
18.10 Keywords
18.11 Review Questions
18.12 Further Readings

Objectives

After reading this unit, students will be able to:
• to explain the meaning of Simulated Teaching
• to discuss Assumptions of Simulated Teaching
• to describe Characteristics of Simulated Teaching
• to discuss Limitations of Simulated Teaching
• to explain Precautions of Simulated Teaching
• to describe Advantages of Simulated Teaching
• to discuss Criticism
• to describe The Procedure of Simulated Teaching

Introduction
Classroom simulations motivate students by keeping them actively engaged in the learning
process through requiring that problems solve and decision making skills be used to make the
simulation run. Simulation is a method of teaching/learning or evaluating learning of curricular
content that is based on an actual situation. It is designed to replicate a real-life situation as
closely as desired, has students assume roles as they analyze data, make decisions and solve the
problems inherent in the situation. As the simulation proceeds, students respond to the changes
within the situation by studying the consequences of their decisions and subsequent actions and
prediction future problems/solutions. During the simulation students perform tasks that enable
them to learn or have their learning evaluated.
In a simulation, students' actions determine the outcome of the situation they are simulating. The
situation being simulated has existed, exists or could exist in the real world but the simulation
modifies it to fit the parameters of classroom teaching.

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