Briefly reviews several studies on the effectiveness of simulation games and reports an investigation examining the effectiveness of a simulation game designed to incorporate learning activities at three hierarchial levels suggested by Taba. (BR)

The author presents three methods for dealing with the problem of the number of tosses of a fair coin needed to obtain two consecutive heads. (MN)

Approves of role-playing as training in situational dialogues, but objects to controversial subject matter, especially sociological and political. Prefers the term "scene play." (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The article describes a ten-day simulation project in the correspondence unit of business communications. The students learn to recognize that the previous weeks of letter writing and punctuation practice are required duties in their future careers. At the end of the project the students are shown how they were rated on daily activities in their…

Suggests ways to evaluate learning achieved through simulation games. Presents assumptions in learning theory, examines their relationship to gaming, and discusses research findings on simulation as a learning experience. Analyzes one game as a practical illustration for the type of evaluation criteria advocated. (Author)

This article reports on an empirical investigation in an experimental-oriented collective bargaining situation in an undergraduate wage and salary administration course. A contract negotiation paradigm utilizes the concept of "vested interest," and demonstrates that this concept can be effectively incorporated into the game construct. (VT)

An experimental application of gaming technique in an undergraduate course in urban planning is described. Student response, which was generally favorable, is also discussed. (VT)

A generic model of experiential instructional methods is presented illustrating (1) forms of these activities and their interrelationships; (2) a classification scheme for examining their components and interrelationships; (3) relationships between structures and outcomes; and (4) methods for matching instructional methods and objectives. (MJB)

This paper describes a series of FORTRAN IV computer models which are the content-oriented subject matter for a college course in forest planning. The course objectives, the planning problem, and the ten planning aid models are listed. Student comments and evaluation of the program are included. (BT)

Discusses games and simulations which can be used to stimulate student motivation, ensure active participation, and reinforce specific skills and concepts. (JM)

A life-sized cardiovascular patient simulator was used in medical education in a standard sophomore physical skills test. Significant gains were found in overall student scores and in assessment of interpretation of carotid pulses and precordial auscultation. Students did not make significant gains in jugular venous pulse or precordial motion…

Outlines the development and use of a role-playing exercise formulated to help students understand issues related to affirmative action and the controversy surrounding that debate. (Author/BSR)

Describes commercial examples of computerized adventure games that have much to offer language learning. Features for such a program are suggested, and the means by which these programs can be modified for instructional purposes are discussed. (Author/CB)

Describes a demonstration designed to help students better understand the response of plant and animal cells to hypotonic solutions. The demonstration uses a balloon inside a flexible, thin-walled cardboard box. Air going in corresponds to water entering by osmosis, and, like real cells, if stretched enough, the balloon will burst. (DH)

Role playing Congress provides high school American government students with a unique opportunity not only to learn the workings of the Congress, but also to be active participants in the learning process. Research studies have shown that students enjoy those classes in which they are actively participating. (RM)