Item characteristic curve (ICC) theory describes the relationship between the ability of individuals and the probability of their answering a test question correctly; it is useful in estimating test scores, equating the scores of various tests, and scoring responses during adaptive testing. A simulation study of the effectiveness of the following…

The goals of this study were to replicate the findings produced in a previous conversation simulation study, to examine the conditions whereby persons attribute blame, and to extend the methodology employed in simulation game study. Conversations were simulated by a two-person game in which subjects (46 undergraduate students) were provided a deck…

A fictitious community of 583 households was set up to simulate a survey population, and was used in two laboratory assignments where students "interviewed" householders by a quota sampling procedure and tested the performance of several probability sampling designs. (Author/JEG)

This is the teacher's guide to accompany the student guide which together comprise one of five computer-oriented environmental/energy education units. This unit is organized around a computerized data base of information related to global energy use. The data is organized on a country-by-country basis for the 83 largest countries in the world. For…

This is the student guide in a set of five computer-oriented environmental/energy education units. Contents of this guide are: (1) Introduction to the unit; (2) The "EARTH" program; (3) Exercises; and (4) Sources of information on the energy crisis. This guide supplements a simulation which allows students to analyze different aspects of…

The Computerized Decision Training (CDT) system, which focuses on improving and sharpening higher order cognitive skills in judgmental decision making, incorporates an adaptive computer program which learns the student's value structure, and uses this structure to train the student in practical decision making. The application of decision models…

The report describes a study designed to ascertain the effectiveness of 12 board game simulations developed and used in a fifth grade Canadian history program. Questions examined include: 1) Does the use of board game simulations increase group participation and cultural, environmental, and historical awareness? 2) Does use of the games promote…

Model United Nations (MUN) conferences are held throughout the United States each year to help college students learn about major international issues and the problems and possibilities for international cooperation. There are many educational aspects of the MUN program in which students play the role of a representative of a particular country to…

A didactic simulation for decision-making was adapted for use in a communication course within a business administration program at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education in Australia. That adaptation process is explained. It is further shown how the simulation summarizes and integrates the content of that course, which deals with the…

A BROAD INTERPRETATION OF HOME ECONOMICS IS PRESENTED. THIS MAKES POSSIBLE THE ADAPTATION OF MATERIALS TO VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND PREPARES YOUNG PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS FOR A SATISFYING HOME LIFE. THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY IS TO INTEGRATE HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES AND TO FOCUS THEM ON FAMILY LIVING. THE ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES SUGGESTED…

AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, AND EFFICIENCY OF ALL READING INSTRUCTION BY MODIFYING CERTAIN DIMENSIONS OF TEACHER BEHAVIOR IS REPORTED. A SURVEY IN OREGON INDICATED THAT TO DETERMINE THE FUNCTIONAL READING LEVEL OF STUDENTS, 74 PERCENT OF THE TEACHERS USED GRADE EQUIVALENT SCORES FROM ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, 24 PERCENT USED…

A Markov chain is used to construct a simulation model of the educator labor market in Oregon. The variables crucial to this study, drawn from the University of Southern California faculty planning model, include factors such as appointment rate; age; probability of attaining promotion; retirement, resignation and mortality rates; length of…

Changes in the design and implementation of instructional simulations on the PLATO IV system have evolved in the direction of more explanation, evaluation, and streamlined simulation. Student pressure to use their own problem solving processes, the practical system limitations of producing environmentally complex simulations, and student confusion…

A psycho-ecological model is used as the basis for a simulation of interactive behavior strategies. The basic unit is an event, and each event has been recorded on closed circuit television videotape. The three basic paradigms of behavioral science--association, structure, and process--are used to anchor the simulations. The empirical foundation…

This model prepared by the State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction is intended to provide assistance to schools in developing their own policy and procedures for the selection of library media and text materials. A brief model statement of policy is followed by a model statement of rules which includes (1) responsibility for selection of…