using simulations to gauge higher order knowledge

This chapter describes an experiment to design simulations to test students higher order reasoning skills. It mentions how it can be used as assessments, but not really how a classroom teach... See More

This chapter describes an experiment to design simulations to test students higher order reasoning skills. It mentions how it can be used as assessments, but not really how a classroom teacher could integrate these into lessons and although a number of different parameters are provided, how teachers could utilize this information formatively, diagnotically or summatively. The chapter was written in the early stages of the experiment, so one would think the information would be out there somewhere hope the authors provide that in more detail with the materials themselves. Other than that - it provides ideas that experienced teachers might develop to integrate the now many online simulations into lessons.