“…Studies indicate that simulations do contribute to retention in general (Baranowski, 2006;Parmentier, 2013;Leib and Ruppel, 2020). Specifically, studies indicate that role-playing simulations contribute to both short-term retention (Cruz-Martinez, Soto and Belén Benito, 2022) and long-term retention (Smith and Boyer, 1996;Toomey, Zhou and Yan, 2020). Ultimately, Youde (2008, 348) reports that ''students retain more information, gain a deeper understanding of an issue (though this may come at the expense of breadth), examine issues from a wider range of perspectives, and generally report having more fun in class'' Simulations provide benefits but create unique challenges in their implementation.…”