This article presents ideas for simulation activities through which home economics students can experience age-related changes. In these activities, students are physically impaired by using a variety of devices and materials and then are required to complete common day-to-day tasks. (CT)

Delineates some of the general difficulties encountered while introducing simulations/games into a secondary school system with emphasis on time, spatial organization, and methods of evaluating learning. Sixteen references are appended. (Author/LLS)

Discusses the use of games in the classroom. Describes two games involving the identification of Australian animals including complete instructions and rules for each game. (DS)

A description of a new program for legal education is described which combines classroom simulations of lawyering tasks and skills with a series of externships with practitioners. Traditional classes for learning the substantive knowledge of the law are conducted in conjunction with the experiential aspects. (Author/MLW)

Gaming activities increase a student's motivation to learn cognitive material, develop a student's sensitivity to the way media works, and improve the student's decision making skills. The game presented is based on the television program "To Tell the Truth," and centers on questions concerning arthritis. (JN)

Describes an interactive Fortran computer program which provides an exercise in the identification of bacteria. Provides a way of enhancing a student's approach to systematic bacteriology and numerical identification procedures. (Author/MA)

The classroom demonstration using ammonium dichromate to simulate a volcanic eruption can be modified into a more dramatic and accurate representation of the geologic processes involved in the formation of a volcanic crater. The materials, demonstration setup, safety procedures, and applications to instruction are presented. (Author/WB)

Simulation games are discussed as innovative educational techniques for social studies teachers. Theories of simulation and selecting, creating, and implementing simulation games are among topics discussed. (JN)

A study undertaken to explore how dentists use patient data to plan treatment is presented. Three hundred forty-six general dentists used oral and general health findings to determine periodontal treatment for seven prototypic elderly patients. The results indicated that oral hygiene and major medications best discriminated between treatment…

A simulation project is described in which graduate nursing students learned about curriculum development, not through a traditional lecture/discussion course, but by assuming faculty roles themselves. The professor identified the developmental objectives, then served as a participant observer, and students structured the experience themselves.…

Describes a simple hydraulic analog which allows students to explore some physical aspects of the cardiovascular system and provides them with a means to visualize and conceptualize these basic principles. Simulates the behavior of arterial pressure in response to changes in heart rate, stroke volume, arterial compliance, and peripheral…

Evaluation of professional competence in rehabilitation counseling occurs routinely. However, the evaluation procedures are not fully adequate. The addition of standardized simulations could promote more accurate judgments about professional competence, facilitate identification of training needs, and ensure that counselors possess the competence…

Reviews several specific ways in which office practice simulations can be measured and evaluated, including the salary theory; evaluation of ability to establish priorities and make decisions; evaluation of work produced; and publisher evaluations. (LRA)

Describes an innovative approach to the training of professionals in the field of alcoholism, utilizing both the principles of humanistic education and simulation techniques. (Author)

This game focuses on techniques for identifying coalitions or subgroups within larger social systems; and generates a wealth of data that not only serve to dramatize social dynamics, but also can be used to identify the structure of coalitions and the degree to which particular individuals exert interpersonal influence. (Author/CMV)