Tag: Glossary

Etym. 1920, in the electronics sense, “the return of a fraction of an output signal to the input of an earlier stage,” from verbal phrase, from feed (v.) + back (adv.). Transferred use, “information about the results of a process” is attested by 1955. Definition An activity where information is relayed back to a learner;… Continue reading Feedback

Etym. 1806, agent noun in Latin form from facilitate. Definition An individual who is involved in the implementation and/or delivery of simulation activities. For example, faculty, educators, etc. An individual that helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision. For example: The… Continue reading Facilitator (Simulation Facilitator)

Etym. 1570s, “the consequence of anything” (as in in the event that); 1580s, “that which happens;” from Middle French event, from Latin eventus “occurrence, accident, event, fortune, fate, lot, issue,” from past participle stem of evenire “to come out, happen, result,” from assimilated form of ex- “out” + venire “to come.” Meaning “a contest or… Continue reading Event

Etym. environmental (adj.) 1887, “environing, surrounding,” from environment + -al (1). Ecological sense by 1967. Related: Environmentally Etym. fidelity (n.) early 15c., “faithfulness, devotion,” from Middle French fidélité (15c.), from Latin fidelitatem (nominative fidelitas) “faithfulness, adherence, trustiness,” from fidelis “faithful, true, trusty, sincere,” from fides “faith.” From 1530s as “faithful adherence to truth or reality;”… Continue reading Environmental Fidelity

Etym. Evaluation (noun) mid 19th century: back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluer, from es- (from Latin ex- ) ‘out, from’ + Old French value ‘value.’ A broad term for appraising data or placing a value on data gathered through one or more measurements. It involves rendering a judgment, including strengths and weaknesses. Evaluation measures quality… Continue reading Evaluation

Etym. embed (v.) 1778, “to lay in a bed (of surrounding matter),” from em- (1) + bed (n.). Originally a geological term, in reference to fossils in rock; figurative sense is by 1835; meaning “place (a journalist) within a military unit at war” is from 2003 and the Iraq war. Related: Embedded; embedding. Etym. participant… Continue reading Embedded Participant

‘‘Three separate, yet interdependent components of learning outcomes achievable by human learners. These domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor, represent various categories and levels of learning complexity and are commonly referred to as educational taxonomies.’’ (Bloom, 1956). Table 1: Comparison of Bloom’s original taxonomy (1956) and Bloom’s revised taxonomies with Quality and Safety Education for Nurses… Continue reading Domains of Learning

Etym. distribute (v.) early 15c., “to deal out or apportion,” from Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere “to divide, distribute.” Related: Distributable; distributed; distributing. Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a model or mock-up for purposes of experiment or training” is from… Continue reading Distributed Simulation

Etym. discrete (adj.) mid-14c., “morally discerning, prudent, circumspect,” from Old French discret “discreet, sensible, intelligent, wise,” from Latin discretus “separated, distinct;” in Medieval Latin, “discerning, careful;” past participle of discernere “distinguish.” Meaning “separate, distinct” in English is late 14c. Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of… Continue reading Discrete Simulation (Discrete-Event Simulation)

Etym. determinism (n.) 1876 in general sense of “doctrine that everything happens by a necessary causation,” from French déterminisme; deterministic (adj.) 1874, from determinist (see determinism) + -ic. Definition Pertaining to a process, model, or variable whose outcome, result, or value does not depend on chance (Department of Defense Modeling and Simulation Glossary). Contrast with:… Continue reading Deterministic