Glossary

Interdisciplinary / Interdisciplinary Learning

Etym. discipline (n.) directly from Latin disciplina “instruction given, teaching, learning, knowledge,” also “object of instruction, knowledge, science, military discipline,”…

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Interdisciplinary

Etym. discipline (n.) directly from Latin disciplina “instruction given, teaching, learning, knowledge,” also “object of instruction, knowledge, science, military discipline,”…

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Interactive Model or Simulation

Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a…

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In Situ/In Situ Simulation

Etym. in situ 1740, Latin, literally “in its (original) place or position,” from ablative of situs “site.” Etym. simulation (n.)…

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In Silico

Etym. 1980s: Latin, literally ‘in silicon’ (with reference to the use of silicon chips in computer systems); on the pattern…

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Incognito Standardized Patient

Etym. incognito (adj./adv.) 1640s as both adjective (“disguised under an assumed name and character”) and adverb (“unknown, with concealed identity”),…

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Immersive Simulation

Etym. immersion. (n.) c. 1500, from Late Latin immersionem, noun of action from past participle stem of immergere “to plunge…

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Immersion

Etym. (n.) c. 1500, from Late Latin immersionem (nominative immersio), noun of action from past participle stem of immergere “to…

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Hybrid Simulation

Etym. hybrid (n.) “a product of two heterogeneous things” emerged c. 1850. Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past…

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Human Factors

Etym. factor (n.) Sense of “circumstance producing a result” is attested by 1816, from the mathematical sense. Definition The discipline…

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