Achievement of the participants' goals during the exercise
Endorsed by
Motivation
As an evaluator one has to have a good understanding of what the participants want to achieve to be able to know, whether the scenarios of the exercise supported these learning opportunities or not.
Potential Solutions
Following solutions could be addressing this gap.
Opinion of participants needs to be included in the analysis, as their opinion and feedback is very important.
Rationale & related CM function(s)
Context
- Sufficient technical expertise (e.g. about tactics, correct use of equipment, best practice, etc.)
- Sufficient understanding of the crisis/disaster management system evaluated
- Sufficient understanding of the exercise participants capabilities
- Sufficient understanding of predominant culture
- Sufficient understanding of predominant language and abbreviations
Simulation control
- Chosen exercise type, such as Tabletop Exercise (TTX), Command Post Exercise (CPX), or Full Scale Exercise (FSX)
- Elements of the exercise scenario, which help to build up a fictional narrative and serve to control difficulty/complexity
- Participating actors within the exercise scenario
- Objectives to be reached by the exercise participants (qualitative, quanitative or both)
- Pre-defined checklists or forms to log observations throughout an exercise
- Potential of the exercise to help participants to develop positively
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