The purpose of this bulletin, one of a series designed to aid the social studies teacher, is to explain the use of sociodrama in the classroom. An eight-step procedure for development of the sociodrama is described. Purposes of sociodrama are discussed and three major types of sociodrama are identified: the life problem, the problem story, and the…

This program, "Decisions and Outcomes", was developed as an extension of the junior high program, "Deciding". The new one is intended for senior high school students, college students, and adults and can be used as an extension of "Deciding" or as a substitute for it with older students. The program deals with typical real-life situations faced by…

Following an analysis of work in the area of relationships between concept development and social development, a preliminary research project carried out to examine these relationships is discussed. Piaget's "The Language and Thought of the Child" served as a springboard for the past and present investigations. In the experiment…

The Communication Program of the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development is creating a self-contained training package on Instructional Planning for administrators, teachers, and others who plan, select, manage, and evaluate instructional programs. The training package consists of three sequential units: Problem Analysis, Goal…

Designed as part of a series to develop teaching strategies for the elementary curriculum, this module focuses on simulation games and role playing as two important teaching devices. The first part describes games and simulation; and factors that should be considered in selecting, using, and debriefing games in the classroom. Exercises to test…

This book, one of three Teacher Resource Booklets on Classroom Social Relations and Learning developed at the Center for Research on Utilization of Scientific Knowledge at the University of Michigan, discusses the theoretical background of role playing and gives a step-by-step discussion of how to use role playing in the classroom. There are…

A workshop for community college deans of instruction focused on evaluating faculty in California community colleges. Eight major concerns of faculty regarding their evaluation were discussed with emphasis on the positive aspects of evaluation. The use of simulations provided workshop participants with the opportunity to assume roles of deans of…

This paper discusses the characteristics and operation of an evaluation process -- transactional evaluation. Concentrating on the effects change has on those effecting the change, transactional evaluation stresses incorporation of both protagonists and antagonists into a change-oriented team. A copy of an evaluation questionnaire is included. (DLG)

A significant loss in attraction effect has never been obtained from subjects who are the direct recipients of another's evaluation. Rather, the effect has been obtained only from those subjects who assume the role of recipient of another's evaluation. In a discussion context, the present study compared direct recipients (DR) and role playing…

This is the report of a project, "Using Vocational Behavior Films to Improve the Vocational Awareness of Vocational Evaluation Clients," which was designed to produce a "how to do it" publication, flexible enough for use in a variety of rehabilitation settings. A Research and Training Center was implemented at the Minneapolis Rehabilitation Center…

Describes a nine-stage approach, involving a slide program and the language lab, that puts students in authentic situations and provides them with an alternative series of protocols, verbal strategies, and syntactic transactions. (Author/RM)

Describes a beginning foreign language class applying the principles of Stephen Krashen's "Natural Approach" and James Asher's "Total Physical Response" method. Initially students carry out the instructor's commands in the form of actions rather than being required to speak. In later stages role play and simple discussions are…

Activities that make middle school students more aware of and sensitive to the different cultural backgrounds of various races and disabled populations (particularly the deaf and hearing impaired) include student reflection on self-perception; an International Day presenting materials from various populations; and role playing and perspective…

Describes two activities designed to introduce students in grades 5-9 to the topics of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice. The first uses a continuum and ranking exercise to assess student positions on topics and the second uses case studies and a court role-playing exercise to present actual court litigation. (GEA)

A combination of strategies that stimulates and engages graduate students, who take classes at night, is the use of cases drawn from students' personal working experiences. Material from these cases plus stories from current newspapers joined with the techniques of role playing, inquiry instruction, and Socratic dialogue create stimulating…