Storytelling as an instructional method : : research perspectives / / edited by Dee H. Andrews; Thomas D. Hull; Karen DeMeester.

• Superior document: Modeling and simulations for learning and instruction ; Volume 5
• TeilnehmendeR: Andrews, Dee H.,; DeMeester, Karen,; Hull, Thomas D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, The Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Modeling and simulations for learning and instruction ; Volume 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Notes: Includes index.

For thousands of years storytelling has been a key means of instruction in cultures around the world. Today stories are told for educational purposes in virtually every domain of human endeavor. This book explores various theoretical and practical aspects of storytelling as an instructional method....

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / Dee H. Andrews , Thomas D. Hull and Karen DeMeester
• Story Types and the Hero Story / Dee H. Andrews
• What is So Special about Stories? The Cognitive Basis of Contextually Rich Learning / Russell J. Branaghan
• Storytelling, Archetypes and System Dynamic Modeling / Robert Patterson
• Using Scenarios to Archive Experience and Organize Training / V. Alan Spiker
• Storytelling with Scenarios and Instructional Games / Conrad G. Bills and Cheryl D. Bills
• Problem-Based Learning and Storytelling / John R. Savery and Carol A. Savery
• Adapting Narrative Theory to Improve the Implementation of Story in Problem-based Learning / Michael A. Rosen , Stephen M. Fiore , Rudy Mcdaniel and Eduardo Salas
• Once Upon a Time / William R. Watson
• Enhancing Soldiers’ Resiliency to Combat Stress Injuries Through Stories / Karen Demeester
• Deriving and Designing Dynamic Stories to Communicate and Learn about Information Security / Stefanie A. Hillen and Jose J. Gonzalez
• The Storytelling Instinct and Concluding Thoughts / Thomas D. Hull
• Index / Dee H. Andrews , Thomas D. Hull and Karen DeMeester.