UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: SIMULATIONS AND EXERCISES FOR EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENENSS

描述（由申请人提供）：明尼苏达大学公共卫生学院（UMN-SPH）提出了明尼苏达大学的计划：模拟和演习的教育效果（U-SEEE），重点是优先主题“提高培训的有用性。“该方案的具体目标是确定开展培训的最佳做法（例如设计、可用性、模式），并确定衡量提高和维持公共卫生准备系统高水平绩效的效力和效率的尺度。特别考虑的培训，包括体验式练习，基于计算机的模拟和虚拟环境，是基于角色和能力相关联，以展示自我效能的期望，知识，技能和反应性能。从概念上讲，需要建立一种模式，建立系统能力，同时个人将知识应用于公共卫生实践，并展示规划和应对公共卫生威胁的职能能力。为了实现这一目标，U-SEEE支持多学科的行政和科学计划核心，新的研究调查人员的发展机会，支持创新研究举措的试点项目，以及五个相互依存和相互关联的研究项目。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Minnesota School of Public Health (UMN-SPH) proposes the program University of Minnesota: Simulations and Exercises for Educational Effectiveness (U-SEEE) that focuses on the priority theme "to enhance the usefulness of training." The specific aims of this program are to identify best practices (e.g. design, usability, modalities) for the conduct of training and to identify metrics for measuring the dimensions of effectiveness and efficiency in improving and sustaining high-level performance of the public health preparedness system. Special consideration is given to training that incorporates experiential exercises, computer-based simulations, and virtual environments that are role-based and capability-linked to demonstrate self-efficacy expectations, knowledge, skills and response performance. Conceptually, a model is needed that builds system capacity while individuals apply knowledge to public health practice and demonstrate functional competency in planning for and responding to public health threats. To accomplish this, U-SEEE supports a multi-disciplinary administrative and scientific program core, opportunities for the development of new research investigators, pilot projects in support of innovative research initiatives, and five interdependent and inter-related research projects.