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Tako, A.A. 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3585-3620, Tsioptsias, N. and Robinson, S.,
2020.
Can we learn from simplified simulation models? An experimental study on user learning.
Journal of Simulation, 14 (2), pp. 130-144.
ISSN 1747-7778
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Abstract
Simple models are considered useful for decision making, especially when decisions are made by a group of stakeholders. This paper describes an experimental study that investigates whether the level of model detail affects users’ learning. Our subjects, undergraduate students, were asked to solve a resource utilisation task for an ambulance service problem. They worked in groups under three different conditions, based on the type of simulation model used (specifically a simple, adequate or no model at all), to analyse the problem and reach conclusions. A before and after questionnaire and a group presentation capture the participants’ individual and group attitudes towards the solution. Our results suggest that differences in learning from using the two different models were not significant, while simple model users demonstrated a better understanding of the problem. The outcomes and implications of our findings are discussed, alongside the limitations and future work.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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| Publication Title: | Journal of Simulation | ||||||
| Creators: | Tako, A.A., Tsioptsias, N. and Robinson, S. | ||||||
| Publisher: | Informa UK Limited | ||||||
| Date: | 2 April 2020 | ||||||
| Volume: | 14 | ||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1747-7778 | ||||||
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| Rights: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Simulation on 9 January 2020, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17477778.2019.1704636 | ||||||
| Divisions: | Schools > Nottingham Business School | ||||||
| Record created by: | Laura Ward | ||||||
| Date Added: | 12 Jul 2024 09:34 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2024 09:34 | ||||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51744 |
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