Three 5-year-old Japanese children with no meaningful words were the subjects of an intervention program. The subjects and therapists played the "shopping game" (in the first term) and the "riding car game" (in the second term) with rules within the subjects' cognitive ability and in a setting designed to facilitate…

On the basis of implications drawn from Piagetian theory, an approach to first-grade arithmetic which eliminated instruction and used only two kinds of activities (situations in daily living and group games) was implemented in an experimental context. Situations in daily living and group games, in contrast to "mechanical" worksheet…

This report describes ELI, a computer-based educational game that gives participants, as citizens of fictitious cities, the opportunity to examine a variety of typical community issues relating to education within the context of broader city and regional problems. After a brief introduction, the game structure is described, including the setting…

A classroom game, based on football, is described. Procedures, rules, and scoring are all explained and a sample game series is given. The game centers around teams of students being able to answer mathematical problems that the teacher can make up from any area. (LS)

Describes ways in which language students can use their acquired skills in a variety of contexts beyond those provided by any textbook. (PM)

In this study, two experiments indicate that modification of the method of scoring in the EQUATIONS game enhances achievement in learning specific mathematical ideas. The experimental scoring method (4+ scoring) which allows learners to obtain bonus points for constructing more complex solutions was introduced into year-long instructional gaming…

Resulting from a special study institute sponsored by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, the workshop coordinator's kit, (first in a series of service teacher training materials) focuses on providing a vehicle for interaction and cooperation in the design of an instructional game. Outlines are activity objectives (such as helping…

Resulting from a special study institute sponsored by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, the workshop coordinator's kit (sixth in a series of inservice teacher training materials) focuses on experiences that allow the participants to design and try different types of games. Outlined are objectives, equipment needed, procedures, and…

A simulation for the classroom consisting of three elections. This article presents its objectives, participants, duties of participants, how to prepare voter profile cards, sample subjects for voter profiles, how to play the game, and follow-up activities. See SO 504 023 for address of journal. (ND)

Describes, giving examples, the use of a Socratic game in which a law class is assigned a case to read and in class one student is asked to make argument for the plaintiff, a second to explain the defendent's position, a third to give a judicial ruling with reasons. (JT)

The third book in this English textbook series aims to determine minimum essentials in language and grammar, to provide methods for making correct form habitual, and to arrange the material so that it may be used in connection with the language work of the pupils outside the language recitation. Exercises, drills, games, and tests are employed.…

Interest in gaming and simulation, as traced back in educational history to the late 1800s, has prompted educators to consider gaming and simulation as a curriculum process which employs the utilization of symbolic models for the attainment of defined goals. In an attempt for schools to be accountable, gaming and simulation is considered to be a…

The 21 papers in this volume were presented at the 1979 conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association. Concerned with new simulation and gaming models and research findings, they emphasize the use of simulation and gaming techniques for analytical as well as communicative purposes. Specific topics covered include…