Simulation-based learning: how can be used to prepare teacher?

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Simulation is a central role especially in health science education and it is expected that it will increase as social, legal, educational and technological changes proceed. Although simulation has been used widely in health science education for a long while, it has limitedly used in teacher preparation and education. Simulated teaching environments have the potential to create experiment for teachers. In simulated environment, prospective teachers may be able to practice teaching skills. In this study, it is aimed to review the purpose and evidence for the utility of simulation in teacher education. Original articles and review articles related to simulation in training teaching skills with key words such as “simulation”, “simulation-based education”, “classroom simulation”, “teacher education”, “teacher preparation”, “prospective teachers” and “pre-service teachers” via “Academic Search Complete”, “ERIC”, and “PsycARTICLES” databases were searched. Articles, investigated training of teaching skills in undergraduate teacher education was reviewed and discussed. Most research indicates that simulations lead to significant improvements in the teaching skills of students. It was seen that there were a large body of theoretical study on the benefits of simulations in education but relatively little experimental or interventional research on the benefits or difficulty of using simulations in teaching skills.