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Peer reviewedKing, Alan R.; King, Barry F. – Social Science Computer Review, 1988
This article offers guidelines to assist simulation developers in maximizing the lifespan of their software products through structured designs and creative attempts at integrating their programs into standard courses. Current efforts to redesign PROJECT SIMULATION, a computer-assisted instructional software package for teaching methodology in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Higher Education, Psychology
Peer reviewedHughes, Barry B. – Social Science Computer Review, 1988
Describes how the International Futures Global Model (IFS) was developed for education and theory building. States that the model represents global demographic, agricultural, energy, and economic systems. Describes the two existing versions: a smaller one developed specifically for microcomputers and a larger one initially developed for mainframe…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Higher Education
Peer reviewedOppenheimer, Joe; Winer, Mark – Social Science Computer Review, 1988
Reports on the software that aids the development of experiments and simulations. Explores pedagogical and research applications as well as the general technical structure of the software. (Author/BSR)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedKnox, Jon; And Others – Social Science Computer Review, 1988
This paper describes a rationale for the construction and use of a simple consistency model of the Zimbabwean economy that incorporates an input-output matrix. The model is designed to investigate alternative industrial strategies and their consequences for the balance of payments, consumption, and overall gross domestic product growth for a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Economics, Economics Education
Peer reviewedSchrodt, Philip A. – Social Science Computer Review, 1988
Describes a world model computer simulation which is characteristic of the nineteenth-century world system, with five large, five medium, and 10 small nations. States that the simulation can only follow one of three distinct strategies to maximize growth. (Author/BSR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Decision Making, Foreign Policy
