A Berkeley course's student project is the design and construction of a small-scale city, structured on a given plan, with the students themselves as clients. The focus is on balancing communal amenity against personal whim and gain. The project's purposes, process, and eventual discontinuance are discussed. (MSE)

Videotape and lecture methods of teaching administration of the mental status examination in second year medical school were compared. No clear difference was found in results among the different teaching methods, and students tended to prefer whichever method they were exposed to. (MSE)

Students in a living anatomy course were divided into three groups--mixed, all-male, and all-female. Pairs performed most or all examinations on each other. All students felt preclinical examination of opposite sexes was important, but mixed groups scored higher in professionalism, were less bothered by sensitive area examination, and showed more…

Analyzes the use of simulation in teaching about the collective bargaining process, identifies the psychological issues involved in collective bargaining, and discusses the development of a computer model that allows for case development and psychological bargaining experiences. Two flow charts and a set of sample bargaining simulations are…

Argues that gaming-simulation is an appropriate vehicle for conveying research knowledge to policymakers. The appropriateness of scientific inquiry as a means for dealing with problems of a systemic nature is discussed, and questions concerning the conveyance of research knowledge in a useful format are addressed. Thirty references are cited.…

The use of client instructors to teach and evaluate interviewing skills at the University of Arizona College of Law is described. The trained client instructors function in the multiple roles of client, teacher, and evaluator of interviewing skills of law students. (MLW)

The development of a simulation technique to evaluate performance of psychomotor skills in an undergraduate nursing program is described. This method is used as one admission requirement to an alternate route nursing program. With modifications, any health profession could use this technique where psychomotor skills performance is important.…

Determined the effectiveness of the use of the language laboratory to teach counseling skills. A 52-minute self-instructional training tape program was developed in which a reflection of feeling was modeled. Results showed that the self-instructional tape program is an effective procedure for teaching counseling skills. (Author/RC)

Describes an interdisciplinary program which uses simulation to investigate social, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of environmental change. Summarizes the underlying process, outlines topics and activities for each of the four phases of the program, and presents one sample activity for each unit. (DC)

Describes a simulation for English language learning, which was developed and operated during 1980 and 1981 with students at the Ecole Nationale Superieure de Mecanique in Nantes, France. (LLS)

Fifth graders became interested in math by learning about jobs, housing, and transportation costs based on information in the local newspaper. In the process they learned something about the economics of living, and about how mathematics would be important to them in the years ahead. (KC)

The use of remote broadcasting equipment in the training of interview skills to third-year medical students is described. Equipment consists of a radio transmitter used by the instructor, and a small hearing-aid-like device worn by the interviewer. This technique allows immediate feedback to the student. (MLW)

Authors explore ways of helping students improve their self-esteem, interpersonal relationships, and value to an employer. Offers strategies from the world of work (customer satisfaction cards) and the world of dance (chorus line class that improves poise in job interviews). Suggests ways to find appropriate instructional materials for handicapped…

The case method (creation and resolution of hypothetical problems) provides students with an opportunity to use proper problem solving techniques. As the teacher's role is indirect, responsibility for learning is placed on the student. The merits, limitations, and various applications of this technique are discussed. (JN)

Describes a one-dimensional model for an ideal gas to study development of disordered motion in Newtonian mechanics. A Monte Carlo procedure for simulation of the statistical ensemble of an ideal gas with fixed total energy is developed. Compares both approaches for a pseudoexperimental foundation of statistical mechanics. (Author/JN)