Traditional methods have hitherto neglected the situation in foreign language teaching. The situation - a means of tying closely together the use of language (expression) with the conditions for the use of this language (situation) - represents only a substitute, indeed, for the real situation, but does fill a significant place in language…

Actors have been trained to portray patients with a variety of physical and emotional disorders for the purpose of teaching and evaluating clinical skills. Suggests that actors considered for simulations of patients be screened on the basis of sufficient acting experience and motivation for the role. (Author/PG)

A simulated mental hospital, which ran for 56 hours over a period of two consecutive weekends is described as an effective teaching device for an undergraduate course in clinical psychology. (JH)

Described is the development of graphic materials for teaching fundamental concepts in chemistry. Computer simulation provides data and visual materials to aid understanding. (RH)

The writer examines his own initial experiences in gaming and simulation in a search for standard game forms, and concludes that, when these are linked to a classification of objectives, they can be a constructive and useful expression of analysis. (Author)

Simulating a confrontation at a convention or other meetings can prepare participants to be ready for the real thing, says this author. He raises pertinent questions to simulate thinking on this possibility. (Editor)

This career exploration instructional booklet on the occupation of a postal employee is one of several resulting from the rural southwestern Colorado CEPAC Project (Career Education Process of Attitude Change). The content includes: (1) A brief presentation of the job functions of five types of postal employees, the traits and qualifications…

This career exploration instructional booklet on nursing as an occupation is one of several resulting from the rural southwestern Colorado CEPAC Project (Career Education Process of Attitude Change). Based on a job analysis and utilizing a programed instructional format, the following content is included: A brief description of what nursing is; 14…

Single-administration procedures for estimating the coefficient of agreement, a reliability index for criterion referenced tests, were recently developed by Subkoviak. The procedures require a distributional assumption for errors of measurement and an estimate of each examinee's true score. A computer simulation of tests composed of items that…

Subroutines which provide efficient access to a directly organized file by blocking and deblocking variable length bibliographic records are described. (Author)

A systematic procedure for developing more accurate estimates of college admission parameters was established. This system quantitatively encodes subjective logic used by decision-makers to combine historical data, statistically derived sample estimates from the current year, and subjective estimates of the decision-maker. (Author)

This paper considers the use of simulation to evoke citizen involvement in the design of low-cost public housing. Using this technique, citizens are able to express their preferences visually. The purposes, features, and outputs of this simulation are described, and the technique is compared with alternative strategies. (Author/MA)

Paper examines some of the problems and possibilities of interactive decision-making within the experimental context of an industrial problem production schedule. (Author)