Conference paper
Evaluation of an immersive learning programme to support triage training: In-game feedback and its effect on learning transfer
2009 Conference in Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, pp.117-122
IEEE
Conference in Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, VS-GAMES 2009 (Coventry; UK, 23/03/2009–24/03/2009)
2009
Abstract
This paper describes the evaluation of a computer game to support triage training. Triage is a process for decision-making that prioritises mass casualties in terms of treatment. The main aim of the research was to test the hypothesis that participants using the game for practice would perform better in terms of the accuracy in applying the triage protocol than a group that practised triage with a table-top exercise. The method of giving in-game formative feedback to the learner was modified within the trial programme and that provided the opportunity to investigate whether changing the complexity and timing of feedback affected learning transfer through performance measured in a realistic assessment activity. The results showed that the participants who practised using the game were significantly more accurate for certain measures of performance in applying the triage protocol. The participants that received a modified in-game feedback that reduced complexity and the delay in giving feedback were also significantly more accurate for certain measures of performance in triaging the casualties. These findings will require further experimentation to determine which attributes of the ingame feedback have the greatest impact on the learning of the triage protocol for the given learner group.
Details
- Title
- Evaluation of an immersive learning programme to support triage training: In-game feedback and its effect on learning transfer
- Authors/Creators
- S. Jarvis (Author/Creator) - Selex ESS. de Freitas (Author/Creator) - Coventry University
- Publication Details
- 2009 Conference in Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, pp.117-122
- Conference
- Conference in Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, VS-GAMES 2009 (Coventry; UK, 23/03/2009–24/03/2009)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Identifiers
- 991005544252407891
- Copyright
- © 2009 IEEE
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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