This paper discusses computer simulation as a tool for teaching about phenomena characterized by a problem to be solved, a task or goal to be reached, a procedure to be learned, or an environment to be understood. Simulation is defined and characterized by an examination of both the attributes that are common to simulations, and a taxonomy…

There are inexpensive products available that can provide some of the motivation, self-correction, and reinforcement aspects of computers in the classroom. Five of these are: Spelling B, Charlie, Speak and Spell, Step Language Board, and Spellbinder. Seven teachers used each product with severely disabled readers in a reading laboratory and with…

This bibliography lists toys and games designed to aid children and young adults to master skills in the following areas: (1) communication; (2) concepts; (3) life; (4) math readiness; (5) motor; (6) reading; (7) music therapy; (8) sensory; and (9) social studies. Ten to thirty entries are described in each category, and a list of publishers is…

The program document provides games and activities for primary and elementary grades which may be adapted to various career clusters. Most of the games may be constructed by the class. Illustrations and diagrams are provided, and each game specifies the grade level for which it is intended. (Author/MF)

This publication consists of a lengthy list of environmental games (35) on the market today, their source and purchase price. Included is a description of the major changes the types of games have undergone. The first group of games resembled closely ordinary board games with success dependent on skill and/or chance rather than understanding of…

This pamphlet suggests activities that may be used in the elementary school classroom. Chapter I lists various short plays that children can easily perform which encourage their imagination. Chapter II details a few quiet classroom games such as "I Saw,""Corral the Wild Horse,""Who Has Gone from the Room," and "Six-Man-Football Checkers." A number…

The importance of class discussion following a simulation game was investigated by means of an experiment in which four classes of high school students played Ghetto for two periods. Two classes then discussed the game, while the other two were tested before any discussion of the game. The results showed the discussion to have no effect on…

Three before-and-after questionnaire studies were made to test the effectiveness of a simulation game called "Ghetto." In this game the player takes the role of a poor person living in an inner-city slum neighborhood. The education purpose of the game was to increase the players' understanding of the obstacles and hazards that the poor…

The Gomoku game playing system was designed to provide a challenge to students taking an introductory course in programing with BASIC--to write a program in BASIC which will make a move in a Japanese game called Gomoku. This system should provide experiences for the student in designing and debugging a program which would be superior to assigned…

This article describes and presents a simulation game about pregnancy utilized in a senior college class on human sexuality. (RC)

A game combining the solution of mathematics problems with checkers is described. (SD)

Students can be motivated to write by games such as rewriting well-known passages or inventing phrases which express a thesis presented to them. (DD)