This project was designed to stimulate the fullest and most rapid possible utilization of the Parent/Child Toy Lending Library. The Library is an eight-week course for parents of pre-school children. Parents learn how to teach concepts such as color matching, auditory discrimination, problem solving, and motor coordination using eight basic toys…

This article discusses the Pregnancy Game, an instructional aid developed for use in graduate human sexuality classes. (JS)

For teachers only - a monthly exchange of tips, projects, ideas and resources. (Editor)

A game based on the group of permutations on four symbols is described. The game can be used in the study of many algebraic concepts. (SD)

A teacher tells how she uses the game of chess to introduce students to formal geometry by drawing analogies between rules of chess and deductive systems. (JP)

A study was conducted to determine whether vocabulary instruction in the "little" words would enhance children's performance on mathematical word problems. Thirty-eight fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students were pretested in mathematics computation and were assigned to experimental or control groups. The control groups received drill…

It is the intent of this paper to demonstrate the role of a short-term (approximiately 4-14 hours), populace-based education/training approach in the preparation of rural communities and/or regions anticipating energy development-related impact. The approach is presented in comparison with other models and is defined and outlined through the…

This game is designed to provide basic energy information and to foster addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills while the game is being played. Game cards contain questions, answers, and information on the value of the questions. The cards are to be cut apart and retained by the "referee" as he/she asks questions of team…

This study investigates the degree to which relatively low-cost microtechnology devices, e.g., electronic games and calculators, might be considered as aids to learning in the classroom situation. A brief discussion includes an overview of the research that has been done on the use of calculators as learning devices and examples of criticisms of…

Instructions are provided for six simulations that are designed to hone the administrative and decision-making skills of future marketing instructors and program coordinators at community colleges. Each simulation is designed to last 45 minutes, with the final 15 minutes used for assessment and feedback. For each activity, participant instructions…

Students beginning a freshman composition class tend to regard writing as an editing process rather than as a process which encompasses intelligence, character, and humanity. Helping students understand and master heuristic procedures on the way to developing composition skills can be facilitated by the use of the game Twenty Questions to learn…

This paper is intended as a guide for the use and development of simulation games in the classroom. To justify the use of such games at a time when the public is demanding a return to "the basics," the paper cites 30 ways in which simulations can contribute to student learning, including the following: (1) simulations help to motivate students;…