Decision Making in Interactive Learning Environments Towards an Integrated Model

• Published in: Journal of decision systems Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 79 - 99
• Main Authors: Qudrat-Ullah, Hassan, Karakul, Mustafa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2007; Lavoisier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Computer science; control theory; systems; Computer Simulation; Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface; connaissance; Dynamic Decision Making; Dynamic Task; décision dynamique; Exact sciences and technology; General aspects; Heuristics Knowledge; heuristiques; Interactive Learning Environments; Occupational training. Personnel. Work management; outils de formation interactifs; simulation; Software; Structural Knowledge; Computer simulation; Decision making; Dynamic Decision Making; Structural Knowledge; Heuristics Knowledge; Dynamic Task; Conceptual analysis; Modeling; Interactive system; Learning; Computer aided instruction; Cognitive theory; Heuristic method; Interactive Learning Environments; Computer assisted teaching; Dynamic model
• ISSN: 1246-0125; 2116-7052
• DOI: 10.3166/jds.16.79-99

Experimental research on decision making and learning in dynamic tasks with the use of computer-simulation-based interactive learning environments as DSS is analyzed. A conceptual model encompassing key elements of decision making: decision, decision maker, and decision making process is constructed. The model draws on two sources: (1) the dynamic decision making literature and (2) a relevant learning theory- cognitive apprenticeship. Departing from traditional dynamic decision making research focus on how poorly subjects perform in dynamic tasks, our model, through acquisition-of-expertise hypothesis, attempts to increase our understanding of the way in which expertise on dynamic decision making could be acquired through training with computer-simulation-based interactive learning environments.