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Recherche et formation, n°82/2016

Simulation et formation

Edited by Jacques Audran

Recherche et formation



Training and simulation

Over the last few years, simulation-based training has become commonplace, although it has not yet been sufficiently analysed within the field of educational research. Indeed, the recent development of simulation training has been often driven by fascination with technical simulators or by economic considerations. The development of digital interfaces and their ever-increasing performance, the proliferation of screens, the ability of computers to process increasingly complex mass data, and the development of industrial and personal robots have also contributed to this enthusiasm. The articles in this issue examine and analyse not only the use of simulation in different professional training contexts, but they also question the relevance of the mechanisms implemented, the practices observed and the situations generated. Whether in healthcare, in technical and industrial training or in flight training, simulation offers a means of playing with reality so as to select those simulated situations which are most appropriate for training.