Knowledge Management and E-Learning

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during the learning process itself. Role-plays, being a specific type of simulation,

support a number of different training objectives. ey are also one of the widely

used methods for training employees (Furunes, 2005). In role-plays participants

assume particular responsibilities, i.e., a “role.” Typically, role-plays are used as one

of various different teaching methods within the course of a training seminar.

In particular, role-plays support the three latter types of learning. Commonly

articulated objectives of role-plays contain the ability to deal with difficult situ-

ations, developing self-assurance, improving auto-perceptive and self-reflection

skills, increasing motivation, and ...