Applied performance tests are instruments designed to measure performance in an actual or simulated setting. The identifying difference between applied performance and other tests is the degree to which the instrument approximates the reality of the situation in which the task must be performed. A Clearinghouse for Applied Performance Testing…

These instructional materials and procedures for a clerical education student project are designed as a 2-week or 25-hour rotation unit which requires two students working simultaneously in a simulated business correspondence situation. The two students "work" for two different companies and exchange letters, invoices, purchase orders, and memos.…

The influence of three types of evaluation information was studied in simulated decision-making situations within a community mental health center setting. Administrators reviewed decision problems and were then presented political, cost/benefit, and statistical information one at a time. After each presentation, subjects rated the importance they…

Describes a program at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis to give students experience in diagnosis and management of urinary tract diseases. Students request from computer data banks that laboratory information they deem most useful in the medical management of each clinical problem. (JT)

Effects of the simulated office practice approach, the cooperative arrangement, and the model office plan on student knowledge and attitudes were compared. All three approaches had a significant positive impact; they differed significantly only in selected areas, leading researchers to conclude that schools should utilize approaches suited to…

A 90-minute videotape demonstrates how to stage six stations simulating medical emergency problems to be solved by emergency medical technicians (EMT's) taking the National Registry's 150-question written final examination. The videotape also details the logistics of arranging the entire one-hour examination, used in over 30 States. (AJ)

Suggests the use of the computer for drill and practice, for simulation and game playing, and for problem solving in the elementary school. Offers advice on the teaching of terminal operation to young children. (CP)

Limitations of the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSL) are analyzed with respect to repayment convenience, and a variant of the GSL with an income contingent repayment feature is proposed. Computer simulations of loan repayments for both programs are developed and conclusions regarding manageability of repayments presented. (JT)

Describes a classroom simulation game for public administration courses to help students develop knowledge of the governmental decision-making process. The game increases knowledge of planning, budgeting, strategies for achieving organizational goals, and leadership skills. (Author/AV)

Discussed are the promotion of long-term information retention and transfer through the modification of prose text with opportunities for practice and reinforcement, provisions to reduce forgetting, and simulation of realistic events. Learning principles, relevant reviews of literature, and applications of the principles are presented. (JMD)

The simulated office program to provide actual work experience in the classroom is part of the general clerical program in an office practice/office machines course. The article describes program organization, work procedures, and equipment needed, and states that its most rewarding aspect has been the improvement in student attitudes. (MF)

Level II, General Public Access, of a 5-stage madel of public access to computers through science-technology centers is described. Tables contain categories and examples of interactive computer games and programs, and computer classes offered at various science centers. (CMV)

Describes a college-level simulation game about the French Revolution. Based on George Lefebvre's "The Coming of the French Revolution," the role-play focuses on social and economic causes of the revolution and allows students to understand citizens' grievances against the French government. (AV)

This computer simulation is designed to put students into a realistic decision making situation in mineral exploration. This program can be used with different exploration situations such as ore deposits, petroleum, ground water, etc. (MR)

Describes how an office simulation experience that combines a 2-quarter laboratory experience with an office internship in the local business community is being conducted by Everett Community College in Everett, Washington. (HD)