The general management simulation game, Tempomatic IV is used in a comparison of ranking and relational performance evaluation procedures. Results indicate that the relational approach has clear advantages over ranking approaches, especially in generating more useful information. Also, reliance on mechanically generated scores can lead to…

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

Presents examples of home learning games designed to facilitate parent-child interaction. Teachers provide parents with directions, sample patterns for making the games, and lists of materials. The skills covered by these games emphasize pre-reading and pre-math knowledge. (DR)

Rules are given for two different arithmetic games. A list of suggestions for constructing games and maximizing their effectiveness are included. (DT)

This paper discusses how the Reading University Game came into existence and why evaluating it was so difficult. Both the broad and the narrow approaches to evaluation were used. Order the journal from Economics Association, Room 340, Hamilton House, London WC1H 9BH, England. (Author/ND)

Focuses on the social functions of children's play, an activity that human beings in general create in which the person sees him or herself reflected in what is generated, which is authentic and, for the most part, presupposes equality. (Author/JM)

Rules for three mathematics games are specified. One game is concerned with providing an entertaining framework for routine practice; the other two games are based on estimating probabilities of outcomes. (DT)

Two games, a barn dance and football game, are described in which the rules and the strategies are based on the composition of elements of the Klein-four group. (DT)

Details are given for a game based on the stock market for use in a second-year general mathematics course, with additional classroom activities suggested. (DT)

Student-developed literature and language games are described. (SP)

A classroom illustration of a multiplication game is presented followed by an analysis of the game. (MNS)

Four mathematical puzzles or games appropriate for secondary students are described. (MK)

Described are 16 rainy day activities which can be played in the classroom or adapted to the outdoors when the rain clears. The material for this article was taken from the book "Galaxy of Games, Stunts, and Activities for Elementary Physical Education." (KC)

The authors describe a simulation game for gifted children which involves three factions--government, business, and labor--who have to come to agreement on questions, contracts, and environmental controls. Sections outline pregame activities, statement of the problem, game objectives, the scenario, characters and their goals, procedures, and…