چکیده (انگلیسی):

Online simulations offer opportunities for trial and error decision-making. What better tool for a
principal than to make decisions when the consequences will not have real-world ramifications.
In this study, two groups of graduate students in a principal preparation program taking the
same course in the same semester use online simulations differently. The control group accessed
online decision-making simulations and practiced making decisions for the represented scenario.
Using a peer apprenticeship model, the experimental group of students created simulations and
decision trees leading to solutions of the same problem in an online tool called
SimWriterSimplicity. While both groups of students indicate that online simulations helped them
solve problems, students who actually developed their own simulations walked away with more
leadership skills. This process offers principal preparation programs a tool for internship
experiences that also accommodate the graduate student working full time.