As alluded to by everyone else, a sim exercise is intended to exercise and consolidate what has already been learned. As such, hopefully the different learning styles won't affect performance on the sim.
Training theory places some importance on putting in place conditions where learning and development can occur. Simulation is one such place.
There is also a lot of evidence that we problem solve and decision make on the basis of 'templates' we have built over time - templates for different air traffic situations and corresponding template solutions. This helps us to deal with the traffic quickly and effectively (as opposed to solving each situation based on first principles, as if we've never seen it before). If left to live training, we may never see all these situations, so some students will get more 'complete' training than others. A properly constructed simulation programme will expose the student to as many different archetypical air traffic scenarios as possible, helping them to begin their accumulation of 'templates'. If anything, this means that simulations result in fairer treatment of students.
And of course, assessment is
totally consistent between different instructors...
