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Brooker, Russell G. – Simulation and Games, 1988
Discussion of the use of simulation games to teach political strategy focuses on the relationship between honesty and expediency (winning). Three models of competition are developed, each involving a different relationship between truth and success, and the outcomes of a course on social situations and gaming are discussed. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Game Theory
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Sinka, Margit M. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1983
Describes a situation-centered approach to second language acquisition and provides examples of class activities, assignments, and exams. (EKN)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, German, Higher Education
Beliveau, Joseph E.; Moretti, Frank A. – Industrial Arts and Vocational Education, 1971
Pilot program succeeds in preparing severely retarded teenagers for useful occupations. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Handicapped Children, Mass Production, Mental Retardation
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Riegle, Rodney P. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
In the 20th century, student work was dominated by paper-print assignments, particularly essays. This was a reflection of the dominant media technology of that century--books, magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. But those days are gone. In the 21st century, the dominant media technology of today's students is the Internet. In addition to…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Essays, Printed Materials, Assignments
Diver-Stamnes, Ann C. – 1993
In Los Angeles, racial demographics have changed radically in the past 30 years resulting in inevitable tensions in the school. This paper reports on a classroom simulation of ethnicity/race and class relations. Students adopted the roles of three polarized and rigid "color groupings": (1) Greens--ruling class, wealthy since birth; (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ethnicity, Experiential Learning, Learning Strategies
David, Carol – 1988
Whether participation in a school store improved students' performance scores in economic knowledge and mathematics was analyzed. A small grocery store was provided in a classroom to assess the impact of participating in the school store program on the learning and behavior of students in one elementary school in the Jefferson County Public School…
Descriptors: Computation, Consumer Education, Economics Education, Elementary Education
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. – 1984
This word processing task simulation was developed for use in an office occupations laboratory at the postsecondary level. Its purpose is to give the student an opportunity to become familiar with the tasks and duties that may be performed by word processing personnel. This "employer" manual is designed to aid teachers in implementing the word…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Dictation, Job Skills, Learning Activities
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. – 1984
This word processing task simulation was developed for use in an office applications laboratory at the postsecondary level. Its purpose is to give students an opportunity to become familiar with the tasks and duties that may be performed by word processing personnel. Following a section of general information about the simulated company, the…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Dictation, Job Skills, Learning Activities
Wagner, Christian C.; Vinsonhaler, John F. – 1978
The conceptualization of clinical problem solving which is described attempts to clarify and quantify the nature of clinical decision making independent of content, and centers around the clinical encounter and preceptor. The Inquiry Theory is described from three perspectives: (l) as a set of statements about clinical problem solving, (2) as a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Computer Assisted Instruction
Zimmerlin, Timothy A.; And Others – 1979
An effort to construct a model of the thermal properties of materials based on theoretical thermo-electromagnetic models, to construct a data base of the dense cultural hospital scene according to Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center (DMAAC) specifications, and to design and implement a program to evaluate the tonal model and generate imagery…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing
PALOLI, ERNEST G. – 1967
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTRASTING ORGANIZATIONAL TYPES CREATED IN THE LABORATORY SETTING AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THREE TYPES OF ROLE STRAINS--ROLE UNCERTAINTY, ROLE DISPARITY, AND ROLE INCOMPATIBILITY. THE TWO ORGANIZATION TYPES STUDIED DIFFERED IN DEGREE OF SPECIALIZATION, EMPHASIS ON RULES AND REGULATIONS, AMOUNT…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Horizontal Organization, Organization, Organizational Climate
Cruickshank, Donald R.; Broadbent, Frank W. – 1968
A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of simulation for presenting critical teaching problems and the effect of exposure to simulated critical teaching problems on student teachers. The study had three major phases: (1) identification of critical teaching problems, (2) development of a simulated fifth grade situation, and (3)…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Critical Incidents Method, Educational Experiments, Films
Chen, Jean – 1974
In a 1973 Smithsonian behavioral science project, observational methods were used to record school group behaviors during docent guided tours in the National Museum of History and Technology. The purpose of this exploratory study was to reveal the natural museum habitat and criterion behaviors of visiting fourth through sixth graders. Children's…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Observation Techniques, Discovery Learning, Experiential Learning
Smith, Robert M. – 1973
Simulation, defined as a representational model of a particular theory, has been the subject of some research in the communication field, but there has been little material published on the uses of simulation as a research tool. Simulations are considered helpful in closing gaps between field studies and laboratory research, serving to increase…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Decision Making Skills, Game Theory, Information Theory
Musella, Donald F.; Joyce, H. Donald – 1973
This leader's handbook accompanies a series of booklets designed to simulate the problems that teachers, superivsors, administrators, and board officials at various levels of a typical education system might encounter in real life. Presented in the form of in-basket items -- letters, memos, phone messages, etc. -- the simulation exercises require…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Decision Making, Educational Administration
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