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Is Avoiding the Appearance of Incompetence the Key to Success? An Examination of Team Goal Orientation and Performance in a Simulation Environment
Journal of Educational Computing Research ( IF 4.345 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-29 , DOI: 10.1177/0735633120940955
Phillip E. Davis 1 , Corey J. Fox 1 , Jason D. DeBode 2 , Lori T. Peterson 3
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A key challenge for educators in business is to incorporate learning tools that mimic the uncertainty and complexity of the real business environment. However, recent advancements in technology have offered new tools that address this challenge. One such increasingly popular tool has been computer simulations. While the use of simulations has grown in business education, the research on simulations is quite nascent. This is especially true when it comes to understanding which factors lead students to perform better or worse in a business simulation environment. By integrating goal the orientation and generative learning literature, this study seeks to address this shortcoming in the existing literature. More specifically, we explore how student teams’ goal orientation affects their team’s performance in a simulation context. Results suggest Learn and Avoid Goal orientations are positively related to an objective performance metric (i.e., sales growth), while the Avoid Goal orientation is positively related to a subjective performance metric of team effectiveness. On the other hand, the Prove Goal orientation was negatively related to both metrics. The paper concludes with a discussion of the contributions and implications for both team development and pedagogical approaches to team support.

中文翻译:

避免出现无能是成功的关键吗?在模拟环境中检查团队目标定向和绩效

商业教育工作者面临的主要挑战是将学习工具融入模仿真实商业环境的不确定性和复杂性。但是,最新的技术进步提供了应对这一挑战的新工具。这样一种越来越流行的工具是计算机仿真。尽管在商业教育中使用模拟的方法有所增加,但有关模拟的研究才刚刚起步。当要了解哪些因素导致学生在业务模拟环境中表现更好或更差时,尤其如此。通过整合目标导向和生成性学习文献,本研究旨在解决现有文献中的这一不足。更具体地说,我们探讨了学生团队的目标取向如何在模拟环境中影响其团队的绩效。结果表明“学习和避免目标”方向与客观绩效指标(即销售增长)呈正相关,而“避免目标”方向与团队有效性的主观绩效指标呈正相关。另一方面,“证明目标”定向与两个指标均呈负相关。本文最后讨论了对团队发展和团队支持的教学方法的贡献和意义。
更新日期:2020-07-29
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