Describes secondary school students making and playing games related to specific themes in their course work. Transcripts of student discussions are used to illustrate the language and social skills to which the gaming contributed. (AA)

Advocating "holistic" medicine, this article details the benefits to be derived from using a computerized clinical support system in a psychological laboratory focusing on internal healing where the client/patient becomes a committed partner utilizing biofeedback equipment, gaming, and simulation to achieve self-understanding and…

Suggests a new typology for evaluating simulation games based on the extent to which participants' roles correspond to specific real-world equivalents. Application of the typology associates different simulation formats with characteristic teaching goals, learning processes, and administrative pitfalls. (Author)

As a supplement to the available games for use in teaching, two writing games are presented, with suggestions for their use. They are recommended as a motivating device. A list of pertinent works on the subject is also provided. (IFS/WGA)

Discusses ways to use games in teaching reading skills and lists commercial games appropriate for primary and intermediate levels. (MKM)

Classroom activities that provide meaningful practice, and at the same time motivate students, are the subject of this article. Several activities appropriate for first-year algebra are discussed; e.g., a prepared matrix of algebraic numbers, cross-factor puzzles, and number tricks. (MP)

This informal report describes uses of single-user, personalized computer systems at the University of Michigan and discusses the implications of new technologies for improving access to higher education. (Author/MP)

Four levels of activity sheets present problem solving as part of a tic-tac-toe game. The problems involve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division appropriate to the level. (MP)

This paper looks at children's games as means for socialization and offers some methodological suggestions regarding the study of cultural imprinting of patterns. (Author/AM)

Describes a marketplace simulation game to help students understand the role of competition and the rationale behind buying and selling food and restaurant services. Cutouts (given in the article) are used to simulate elements in the game. Emphasis is on making decisions in business operation and consumer purchases. (MF)

Sutton-Smith's games typologies were applied to television viewing preferences in order to construct a television classification based on Sutton-Smith's three types, and ascertain whether or not 204 adolescents designated as potents, strategists, and fortunists could be distinguished in terms of their games involvement, attitudes to sport, and…

The Academic Achievement Game (TAAG) summarizes the findings of two research studies in a kind of parlor "game" that incorporates predictable, chance and change elements in student performance. A brief description of TAAG is followed by evidence on validity. Its advantages and disadvantages are discussed in the context of transition to…

From elementary science to creative writing--here are over 30 good ideas for stimulating elementary students to learn through discovery processes. (RK)

An activity involving totaling bills, completing checks and check stubs, and determining bank balances is described. (JT)

The probabilities of six-card poker hands are derived and compared to those of the five-card poker hands. (JT)