A model is described to suggest how the visual system may keep track of perceived objects as their images move on the retina. (Author)

This booklet contains the specially printed answer choices for a written simulation test that is contained in TM 009 785. Only the directions and the section and item numbers are visible until the test takers have indicated their choices. In this test, rather than choosing answers to a fixed set of questions, the test taker chooses questions from…

INS, the Integrated Network Simulation language, puts simulation modeling into a network framework and automatically performs such programming activities as placing the problem into a next event structure, coding events, collecting statistics, monitoring status, and formatting reports. To do this, INS provides a set of symbols (nodes and branches)…

Models are one of the tools of operation research which may have applications in the library field. This study is an attempt to establish a simple model for administrative purposes in a university library system. Two measures of a university library system were studied: (1) the cost of adding a volume to the collection and (2) the use of the…

The report describes work accomplished in the development of instructional materials for second-year medical students taking a histopathology laboratory course. The objectives and methods are described and several examples of techniques are illustrated with short segments of dialogue. These segments also illustrate the branching characteristics of…

A new approach to deriving human performance measures and criteria for use in automatically evaluating trainee performance is documented in this report. The ultimate application of the research is to provide methods for automatically measuring pilot performance in a flight simulator or from recorded in-flight data. An efficient method of…

A programing system using a hypothetical computer is proposed for use in teaching machine and assembly language programing courses. Major components such as monitor, assembler, interpreter, grader, and diagnostics are described. The interpreter is programed and documented for use on an IBM 360/67 computer. The interpreter can be used for teaching…

This paper describes new training technologies. It documents the potential of these technologies and simple and complex ground trainers for improving both the quality and efficiency of pilot training. (Author)

It is obvious to any observer that today the social studies is in the process of a revolutionary change. It is axiomatic that one of the universal goals that all these changes are aimed at is to make social studies courses more meaningful and relevant to the life experiences of the student. One of the fastest developing innovations within the…

Computer simulation enables us to construct and test the dynamics of complex physical and biological systems as well as a wide variety of social processes and problems. This bibliography contains abstracts and annotations of over 150 publications of the Rand Corporation on the theory, design, and use of computer simulation. A first section lists…

This report discusses the objectives and progress to date of Project PRIME: Planning Resources in Minnesota Education. These include: (1) testing the CAMPUS model at 3 institutions; (2) training to use the model; (3) developing compatible planning tools; (4) research on program analysis and faculty activities; (5) linking CAMPUS to institutional…

Simulation should be a principal feature of a counselor education program. Simulation is a controlled representation of a real situation. In a systematic counseling training program, emphasis is placed on the establishment of instructional objectives and the use of simulation experiences to reach these goals. Instructional objectives are prepared…

The design of a series of planning games is outlined. The purpose of the games is to convey an appreciation of the variety of possible futures and to indicate both how the occurrence of some events may affect the probability of occurrence of others and how much of a role chance may play, as opposed to deliberate intervention by the players, in…