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Peer reviewedBrna, Paul – Instructional Science, 1987
Discussion of problems students have with learning about Newtonian dynamics and kinematics focuses on the assumption that learning is promoted through confronting students with their own misconceptions. A computer-based modelling environment--DYNLAB--is explained, and a study conducted with high school boys in Scotland to test it is described. (29…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBrooker, Russell G. – Simulation and Games, 1988
Discussion of the use of simulation games to teach political strategy focuses on the relationship between honesty and expediency (winning). Three models of competition are developed, each involving a different relationship between truth and success, and the outcomes of a course on social situations and gaming are discussed. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Game Theory
Feeney, J. D. – 1982
Since 1969, Toronto's Metropolitan Separate School Board has been rewarding additional monies to "Special Needs" schools within its jurisdiction in the hope of raising educational opportunity in those schools to a more equitable level. The attempt to arrive at a fair system for determining which schools should receive such assistance led…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Equity (Finance)
