Contrasting Cases: A Strategy for Advanced Learning Using Simulation-based Training

Scenario-based training (SBT) as a medium for facilitating higher order or advanced learning has not been exploited fully. This paper argues for the use of contrasting cases to facilitate advanced learning within practice environments, where advanced learning is characterized by well differentiated and organized knowledge that can be generalized and abstracted. The rationale and guidance for incorporating contrasting cases into SBT is provided. A learning framework is leveraged to further describe how the method of contrasting cases can be adapted to address the challenges of learners at different stages of skill acquisition.