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Meyer, J. Patrick; Huynh, Huynh – Journal of Experimental Education, 2008
Federal standards established in 1997 allow respondents to select multiple-race categories. These new standards changed the single-race subgroup definitions that the government has required since 1977. Meta-analysis, research on long-term assessment trends, and other research involving historical comparisons must account for the definitional…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Simulation, Definitions, Classification
Cecchini, Arnaldo; Frisenna, Adriana – Simulation/Games for Learning, 1987
Reviews the problems of classifying gaming techniques and suggests a heuristic approach as one solution. Definitions of simulation, models, role, and game and play are discussed to help develop a classification based on a technique called gaming simulation. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Game Theory, Heuristics
Chevalier, Guy – 1972
A scheme which classifies the instructional applications of computers is designed to overcome the confusion created by the imprecision and equivocation associated with computer terminology. The classification is restricted to instructional applications, allows that some applications could apply to more than one category, and reflects a continuum…
Descriptors: Classification, Computation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers
Finch, F. L.; Dost, Marcia A. – 1992
Many state and local entities are developing and using performance assessment programs. Because these initiatives are so diverse, it is very difficult to understand what they are doing, or to compare them in any meaningful way. Multiple-choice tests are contrasted with performance assessments, and preliminary classifications are suggested to…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Constructed Response