Tracing Conceptual Discussions of Simulation-Based Learning in Maritime Higher Education

• In Event: Experiential and Active Learning in Professions Education

Abstract

The aim of this study is to trace conceptual discussions of simulation-based learning in Maritime Education and Training (MET), focussing on articles published on simulation-based training and assessment in maritime scientific journals from 1961-2021 (n=87). Through a combination of quantitative topic modelling and qualitative content analyses of exemplary texts, this study investigates: a) how learning in simulations is conceptualized in MET research, and b) how these conceptualisations have changed over the last decades. Preliminary results show an educational field dominated by human factors research and dedicated towards upholding industry standards. While “learning” as a topic occurs for the first time in 1980, learning did not emerge as a frequent topic in the literature on simulation in MET before 2021.

Authors

• Astrid Camilla Wiig, University of South-Eastern Norway

• Charlott Sellberg, University of Gothenburg

• Mads Solberg, NTNU Ålesund