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Stack, Steven – Teaching Sociology, 1988
Reviews the uses of DEMOS, a set of demographic computer simulations which can be used to improve instruction in introductory sociology courses. Gives examples of both interactive and noninteractive exercises, concluding that DEMOS is easy to use and enjoyable, with approximately 90 percent of students recommending its continued use. (GEA)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews, Demography
Lewis, Jeremy R. T. – 1989
This critical review of 13 political science software simulations and tutorials rates the programs both by quality of presentation and by educational content. Courseware does have a truly interactive nature yet allows the student to be in an active mode of control. The software programs reviewed feature a variety of graphic, textual, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
Jelsma, Otto; Bijlstra, Jim P. – 1988
An experimental tool is described for the investigation of the human control behavior for slow responding dynamic systems. The Program for Research on Operator Control in an Experimental Simulated Setting (PROCESS) is a simulation of a dynamic water-alcohol distillation system that can be used in research on operator training. In particular,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews

History Microcomputer Review, 1988
Reviews seven educational computer software packages covering such topics as presidential elections, the American Revolution, the Vietnam War, the construction of historical time lines, and general U.S. history. Also reviews a program designed to help tailor data entry files. Provides ordering information, price, and computer compatibility…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education

Willing, Kathlene R. – Journal of Reading, 1988
Four field tests of Canadian software show that computerized interactive fiction teaches both history and independent reading/study skills. (ARH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Reviews, Content Area Reading