This paper discusses some of the problems of evaluating educational games and simulations, and illustrates them with examples taken from the author's experiences with an economic policy game. (VT)

A "Listening Word Concentration Game" for use by teachers to help children develop listening concentration skills is described. (STS)

Describes a class activity designed to teach students in grades five and six the importance of using an encyclopedia index. (MES)

Describes games designed to reinforce Associated Press (AP) writing style and the verbal skills and thought processes used by editors. (HTH)

Describes how to organize a large second-language class so that all students can participate in games or activities better suited to smaller groups. Also offers a partial list of games and activities. (EKN)

The overall objective of the simulation game "INDEX-IN-DICE" is to familiarize the student with the variety and number of periodical indexes and abstracting services available as sources of current information. (Author/ER)

Three suggestions are made for improving on the present uncoordinated state of games and simulations: establish precise vocabulary, understand the relationships between simulation/gaming and other instructional alternatives, and instigate systematic research based on the descriptive--correlational--experimental loop model. (Author/LS)

Several urban history games that teachers can implement in their classes are reviewed. The lack of quality games in urban history leads the author to suggest that teachers create their own games. (SM)

This article argues that in most educational games the act of winning proves little. A debriefing session is therefore proposed, during which students can have feedback, the opportunity for application exercises, and linkage of the game to the course of instruction. (JA)

Description of a two-day fair at a free school in California. (SP)

The article discusses the use and some kinds of games as teaching aids in a classroom environment. (JA)

This is a beginning list of simulation gaming resources intended for (or useful to) religious communities. (Author)