System dynamics based learning environments: a technology for decision support and assessment

Traditionally decision support systems (DSS) are designed to help the users make better decisions. However, the empirical evidence concerning the impact of DSS on improved decision making and leaning in dynamic tasks is equivocal at best. In this article, we introduce a new type of DSS based system dynamics technology as tool not only to support users’ decision making and leaning but can also provide an effective assessment of the performance and learning as well.