Describes a computer-based instructional model for the physiology laboratory. Attempts to develop an efficient and low-cost system designed to provide dynamic student/machine interaction are discussed. (MA)

Describes a card game designed to help medical students learn to manipulate concepts fundamental to the functions of the cardiovascular system (CVS) and to understand the interrelationships between different controlled variables in the system. (Author/MA)

Describes the construction of a simple beam model of the hydrogen atom. (SL)

This article describes a simulation designed to illustrate the electrical behavior of excitable membranes. The simulator, based on the Hodgkin-Huxley Model of the Membrane, is a simple devie that allows the student to see the consequences of changing equilibrium potentials and conductances. Numerous illustrations are included. (Author/MA)

An engineering-economic simulation model of residential energy use is employed to evaluate the effects of nine different residential energy-use "futures" as to economic impact on Americans to the year 2000. (Author/CP)

The attention hypothesis of Zeaman and House is examined through a systematic, computer-simulation analysis of the parameter interactions found in One-Look model. (Author/SB)

Defines gaming simulation and considers its utility as a didactic approach. Analyzes available games that are relevant for teaching and learning various aspects of personnel administration, and discusses the process of game design, illustrating with a description of JOBS, a game currently being developed by the author. (Author)

Describes a microcomputer-based software package, Online Search Tutor (OST), which is designed to teach users online bibliographic searching. Modeled on software previously developed for the European Space Agency Information Retrieval Services (ESA-IRS), OST includes a database of 600 bibliographic records which will simulate actual search…

Description of Atenea, the Spanish National Project for Computers in Education, focuses on the use of computer simulation and modeling in elementary and secondary education. Highlights include system dynamics, training courses for teachers, a microcomputer-based software package called System Dynamics Simulator for Education (SDSE), and a list of…

Microcomputer simulations in evaluation research are useful for (1) improving student understanding of research principles and analytic techniques; (2) investigating problems arising in research implementations; and (3) exploring the accuracy and utility of novel analytic techniques. This article describes these simulation uses for the context of…

Considers nature of learning; significance of promoting learning rather than teaching; active nature of learning from experience; role of simulations and games in promoting learning; process of debriefing and its relationship to reflection; and teacher role. The Learning System, which relates general systems theory to process of learning, is…

The Search of Associative Memory (SAM) model for recall is extended by assuming that a familiarity process is used for recognition. The model, formalized in a computer simulation program, correctly predicts a number of findings in the literature as well as results from an experiment on the word-frequency effect. (Author/BW)

Describes a computer-based Wilderness Travel Simulation Model that reduces the complexity of the outdoor system under study, allows students to act as managers (devising and testing their own management strategies), and increases student exposure to characteristics of actual park and wilderness areas. Two scenarios of recreational use patterns are…

Develops a model for estimating the comparative costs of a middle school structure and an intermediate school structure. Considers the extensive cost data collected in the Montgomery County (Maryland) school system. (JW)

Discusses characteristics indicative of negotiation at any level of human interaction, traits of a good negotiator, and a model of the negotiating process. The design of the "Any Occasion Card Company" simulation, which was developed to provide prospective negotiators with the opportunity to assess and improve negotiation skills, is…