Using ACPLAN on a remote time-share terminal, a college planning and budgeting committee can, in the course of its meeting, simulate the fiscal consequences of numerous alternative policy proposals. (Author)

The study found that simulation instruction on two representative teaching examples for each of two job task sequences resulted in concurrent generalized performance by four severely retarded adults. (Author/DB)

This article examines the affect of misfit on methods to minimize the inaccuracy of the Item Response Theory (IRT). Three of the most commonly used IRT models were fit in this simulation. (RB)

Observed percentiles provide better estimates when they are based on grouped data rather than on raw data. This is especially true when the data set is relatively small and the population distribution is not too skewed or heavy-tailed. Applied statisticians could take advantage of this fact by implementing a program for estimating percentiles from…

The Enaction Curriculum is the framework used to develop curriculum for a total school program for gifted children ages 3 to 10 at the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Enaction Curriculum is based on Enaction Theory of Thinking with a focus on domain specific knowledge. (Author/CL)

Describes a hands-on laboratory to use with simulated archaeology sites for teaching data collection and interpretation to college students. Students play the role of professional archaeologist in analyzing artifacts and ecofacts and in writing a "site report" based on their excavation and analysis. (KH)

Microcomputer simulation of pupils offers one means of addressing some of the practical problems of teacher training. A simulation is described and general findings to date are summarized. Anticipated developments and potential benefits are discussed. (Author/CL)

Nine school psychology graduate students participated in simulation experiences designed to help them understand the needs and problems of teachers of disabled students. In a setting closely resembling the classroom, participants engaged in arithmetic, language, recess, handwriting, art, and report card simulations. (CL)

A comparison of measures of association for 2x2 data was carried out by computer analysis. For each of 1,539 tables, 14 measures of association were calculated and evaluated. A measure based on the odds-ratio (Chambers, 1982) was most accurate in capturing the rho underlying a majority of the tables. (Author/BW)

Reading speed of 72 partially sighted adults was examined under conditions of simulated and real visual impairment. Visually impaired Ss with normal visual fields and defective central or peripheral fields performed similarly to normally sighted Ss participating in simulated visual impairment. It is concluded that reading speed depends on acuity.…

Reviews research on simulation/gaming evaluation, with emphasis on geography. Describes styles of simulation, interaction between participants and systems, and interaction among participants. (LS)

The meaningful investigation of many problems in statistics can be solved through Monte Carlo methods. Monte Carlo studies can help solve problems that are mathematically intractable through the analysis of random samples from populations whose characteristics are known to the researcher. Using Monte Carlo simulation, the values of a statistic are…

Monte Carlo methods were used to investigate the effects of removing extreme data points identified by five indices of influence. Multivariate normal data were simulated and observations were removed from samples if they exceeded the criteria suggested in the literature for each influence statistic. Factors included in the design of the Monte…

In this study a cumulative-sum (CUSUM) procedure from the theory of Statistical Process Control was modified and applied in the context of person-fit analysis in a computerized adaptive testing (CAT) environment. Six person-fit statistics were proposed using the CUSUM procedure, and three of them could be used to investigate the CAT in online test…

This study compared the ability of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to detect differential item functioning (DIF) to standard DIF detection methods, such as Rasch difficulty difference. The big advantages to using HLM for DIF detection are that the person abilities so produced are adjusted for any DIF in the items, and the DIF can then be…