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Sustainability of Virtual Worlds in Education: A Review of Assessment through Midwifery Programs

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Abstract

Davis and Stewart explore the use of a virtual birthing unit to teach midwifery students various skills required in real life practice. They have used the virtual worlds for role-plays, exploring whether these skills are transferable, and discussed assessment around these learnings. These three areas are explored further.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCases on the Assessment of Scenario and Game-Based Virtual Worlds in Higher Education
EditorsShannon Kennedy-Clark, Kristina Everett, Penny Wheeler
Place of PublicationHershey, United States of America
PublisherIGI Global
Pages26-34
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781466644717, 9781466644724, 9781466644700
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Publication series

NameAdvances in Game-Based Learning
ISSN (Print)2327-1825
ISSN (Electronic)2327-1833

Keywords

  • Higher Education
  • Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy

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