Computers can be used in elementary statistics courses not only to perform calculations, but also to perform simulations to clarify concepts and theorems. Computer programs for a sample distribution of the mean and for the central limit theorem are given and discussed. (MNS)

A computer program is given to simulate the operation of the Galton quincunx, a device to approximate a normal distribution. (MNS)

Describes a simulation to demonstrate the complex relationship between air temperature and relative humidity for college-level physical geography classes. (AM)

Provides a fundamental overview of conflict resolution, suggests a teaching plan to implement conflict resolution in a classroom, and recommends various classroom activities that illustrate conflict resolution techniques. (HOD)

A money skill curriculum in which trainable mentally retarded students raise money and manage it, is given as an example of an appropriate curriculum for this group. The importance of using simulations and encouraging the help of normal peers is emphasized. (CL)

Examines a simulation approach to teaching selected research concepts to marketing and distributive education students and to applying these concepts to advertising layout, broadcast media advertising, retail selling, and wholesaling. (CT)

Describes a secondary, U.S. history simulation of the settlement of the Jamestown colony. Students are provided with a map and asked to decide where the fort and colony should be set up. They must state reasons for selecting a particular site and reasons for rejecting others. (AM)

Described are several methods which have been used successfully to involve students in curriculum planning. Methods include: the game approach of Bonanza; a simulation game, Marquis; and the committee approach. The conclusion is that curriculum planners cannot afford to deny students the right to help direct their own destiny. (KC)

A brief history of the use of games and simulations as educational tools is followed by illustrations of academic games and an analysis of their effectiveness. (JD)

In this classroom activity secondary students determine conditions present at the onset of the Civil War to understand some of the basic reasons why the Union and Confederacy employed certain strategies designed to win the war. Students are assigned the role of a general and they work in groups to analyze graphs and maps and develop military…

Describes a course in mass communication that prepares media producers as media consumers. Discusses the use of simulation as a teaching strategy in such a course. (RL)

Explores many facets of paradoxical communication in interpersonal encounters; and presents a structured interpersonal exercise which provides students with experiential learning in how to identify and deal effectively with many subtle manifestations of paradoxical communication. (Author/CMV)

Describes a simulation exercise designed to illustrate the effects of incentives on individual and group behavior. Examination of game-generated data suggests that the schemes affect both individual and group behavior. (Author/CMV)

Presents details for a simulation game for a secondary social studies unit on immigration. Depending on the card a student holds, he may be allowed into the land of milk and honey, which in this game consists of graham crackers and milk. Discussion questions are included. (KC)

Presents three simulations in which participants must make decisions based on a limited number of choices among a defined set of alternatives. Students (1) decide which English convicts will be transported to the colonies; (2) place individuals in one of two retirement homes; and (3) choose which children will help their mother draw up her will.…