SIMULATED CASE MATERIALS FOR THE PREPARATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS WERE DEVELOPED AND TESTED. FOUR SIMULATED CASES WERE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN AN 8-WEEK RESEARCH PROJECT INVOLVING 46 GRADUATE STUDENTS RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO A CONTROL AND AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP. THE STUDY REVEALED NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS ON THE PERCEIVED VALUE OF THE SIMULATED CASE MATERIALS, CASE DISCUSSIONS, "IN-BASKET" PROBLEMS, AND LECTURES. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT SIMULATION HAS POTENTIAL VALUE IN COMPLEMENTING EXISTING COURSE MATERIALS IN STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION. FURTHER RESEARCH INTO AUGMENTATION BY SIMULATION TECHNIQUES WAS SUGGESTED. (GD)