Questions on efficacy

Questions to Measure Efficacy of Simulation

Below we list all of the items related to evaluating the demonstration videos. ### Q1 Same Item for Both Departments How realistic was the simulation?

1 – I thought this was a real HR coaching situation.

1 – I thought this was a real class.

5 – This was nothing like a real HR coaching situation.

5 – This was nothing like a real class.

Q2 Different for Departments

COMM- At the end of the video, Bennet, the virtual facilitator, debriefs with the HR professional about empathizing with the virtual employee.

Did this simulation provide realistic opportunities for the HR professional to engage in empathizing with the upset employee?

1 – The virtual lab is as good as any real classroom for practicing small group discussion and decision making.

5 – The virtual lab does not enable practicing good small group discussion and decision making.

TED- Although it is not explicitly stated in the video, we might imagine the teacher candidate is practicing getting to know her students. How effective would you rate this role playing for learning about the virtual students?

1 – The teacher candidate made a deep connection with the students learning about their individual interests.

5 – The teacher candidate is not eliciting the virtual students’ interests.

Q3 Different for Departments

COMM- Think about the skills needed to effectively facilitate small group problem solving and decision making, getting good participation from all members. How would your students benefit from practicing small group discussion and decision making with a virtual lab like the one in the video?

1 – The simulation provided adequate opportunity for the HR professional practice showing empathy.

5 – The simulation provided zero opportunity for the HR professional practice showing empathy.

TED- Thinking about classroom management, how much would your students benefit from practicing effective classroom management strategies with a virtual teaching lab like the one in the video?

1 – The teacher candidate made a deep connection with the students learning about their individual interests.

5 – The teacher candidate is not eliciting the virtual students’ interests.