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Dialogic architecture·Medium cognitive demand·20–40 minutes

Simulation Debrief

Convert an experience into explicit principles through evidence-led reflection.

Knowledge
Metacognitive · Conceptual
Sequence
Retrieval And Consolidation · Transfer
Interaction
High

Convert an experience into explicit principles through evidence-led reflection. Simulation Debrief is selected when its reasoning mechanism matches an accepted learning requirement and produces evidence a teacher can inspect.

01How the architecture unfolds

  1. Define the learning target and evidence.
  2. Run the Simulation Debrief routine with one bounded case.
  3. Capture evidence and identify the next teaching move.

02The work on each side

Teacher moves

  • State the reasoning purpose
  • Monitor one diagnostic feature
  • Respond to the evidence

Student moves

  • Retrieve
  • Apply
  • Explain

03What would count as learning?

  • Students produce an observable response linked to the target

04Across the curriculum

History

Evidence and judgment

Use Simulation Debrief to make a historical reasoning move visible.

Science

Explanation and application

Use Simulation Debrief to expose how students select and apply a scientific model.