This pamphlet suggests activities that may be used in the elementary school classroom. Chapter I lists various short plays that children can easily perform which encourage their imagination. Chapter II details a few quiet classroom games such as "I Saw,""Corral the Wild Horse,""Who Has Gone from the Room," and "Six-Man-Football Checkers." A number…

Thirty students were formed into ten triads, each of which participated in a series of 48 games generated by the combination of eight power structures with six payoff levels. The game paradigm presented each player with the option of attacking or not attacking one of the other two players in this triad. The game procedure, apparatus and design are…

A game combining the solution of mathematics problems with checkers is described. (SD)

The topic of altruistic behavior is an important one in studying the evolution of behavior. It is questioned whether natural selection can actually favor patterns of behavior that apparently do not favor the survival of the individual. Game theory models are presented to help explore the problem. (MA)

The instructional potential of telegames is considered, and media specialists are urged to contribute to planning for the educational use of these devices. (STS)

The benefits of business gaming seem to have become accepted without sufficient scientific support. While support for some claims based upon expert opinion is probably sufficient encouragement for continuing the use of business games, empirical validation is still a necessity. (Author)

Suggests several variations of a game designed to enhance students' active and passive vocabularies. (TO)

Probabilities and strategies for winning at a game of fliiping a penny are analyzed. (DT)

Rules are specified for a card game used to help fifth and sixth graders learn equivalent fractions and the renaming of whole numbers as fractions. (DT)

Games for maintenance and for teaching are described with a number of explicit examples. (MNS)

Summarizes conditions in the primary schools that suggest the appropriateness of using simulation games and describes the People GRID and Living Together Series for developing learning about the real world and the skills necessary for effective participation in it. (EAO)

This paper describes the application of game theory and its implications for the analysis of interpersonal interactions to supervision in school psychology. Both supervisor- and supervisee-initiated games are presented with examples of their influence upon supervision. Lastly, methods of minimizing the negative impact of games are discussed.…