Appendix A: Types of Case Studies - Continued

DOE-STD-1058-93

Case Study Type:

Objective Classifications:

INTERACTIVE VIDEO

DIAGNOSIS, EVALUATION

Description and suggested uses:

Technology has merged the computer with the videodisc to produce a powerful

instructional tool. This technology allows the instructional developer to bring

simulation into the classroom, providing realistic, hands on training for the

trainee. Interactive video can simplify ideas and events so that the trainees "get

the message" with relative ease (e.g., this is helpful to those trainees who have

difficulty learning the information from reading). For this type of case study, the

simulation can be that of a process, system, or component, set up so that

events that have occurred in the past can be repeated for the trainees. The

trainees interact with the system and respond to the situation presented. This

type of case study helps to build diagnostic skills and analytical thinking.

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