Spinoffs of the traditional peer tutoring approach have been successful in individualizing classroom instruction of learning disabled (LD) elementary students. In the peer trio technique, groups of three LD or slow learning students work together on tasks and on making their own games. The approach teaches cooperation and increases motivation. (CL)

The article explores the applicability of video arcade game formats to educational microcomputer software for exceptional children. Guidelines for educational curriculum based on arcade game formats are proposed and the term "Arc-Ed Curriculum" is offered to describe such software. (Author)

Simulation is an appropriate technique for inservice education. Current research on simulation lends credibility to its usefulness as a training technique. A simulation game called "Choices" is described. (Author/MLF)

Stickball is an adaptation of a German national game with major modifications for Israeli athletic facilities and equipment. This article describes rules and equipment needed for this popular game. (CJ)

Explains how to install and operate video games in schools as a fund raising activity for organizations. (FL)

Analyzes the procedure for playing "Life Game" in three major phases: (1) information processing analysis, (2) path analysis, and (3) hierarchical analysis. (Author/JEG)

Several games are suggested to encourage beginning ice skating students to practice developing skills including pretend games, "London Bridge,""red light-green light," and relay races. (JMF)

University Ball is a team game with a variety of strategies that allows participation by everyone. Rules are similar to basketball, and variations are unlimited. (JMF)

Describes physical education activities which utilize equipment made from common objects and readily available materials. (JMB)

Presents several pages of ideas for games that build children's skills in the following areas: reasoning, communication, encoding/decoding, decision making, visual acuity, and cause/effect. (CM)

Ways games can be used to improve human performance, with examples of simulation games. Uses include instruction, evaluation, experimentation, and organizational development. (Author/LS)

Describes current motivational theory and attempts to deduce methods that might be appropriate to motivational management in simulation and gaming contexts. (Author)

Describes a classroom version of the game "To Tell the Truth". The game can be used as an introduction to the biographical background of a significant individual in a given subject area. (BD)

Round Robin is a game in which students must express accounting information in their own words. It is a means of familiarizing students with the language of vocabulary and of developing their verbal expressiveness. (SK)

During the women's all-around gymnastics final at the 2000 Olympics, the vault was inadvertently set 5 cm too low for a random half of the gymnasts. The error was widely viewed as undermining their confidence and subsequent performance. However, data from pretest and posttest scores on the vault, bars, beam, and floor indicated that the vault…