Group Learning Supported by a Simulation Model – An Experiment Design

This paper addresses the influence of information feedback on a decision process supported by a simulation model. A group of 118 graduate students participated in the experiment under four conditions : a₁) decision making with application of the simulation model with pretest, a₂) decision making with application of the simulation model and group information feedback with pretest, a₃) decision making with application of the simulation model without pretest, and a₄) decision making with application of the simulation model and group information feedback without pretest. The criteria function and number of simulation runs were observed. The hypothesis that decision-making using a simulation model and group feedback improve criteria function was confirmed. The model of learning during the decision process was developed.