This is an individually administered rating scale designed to evaluate teacher trainee attitudes toward a social simulation game of didactic teaching entitled "Explanation." A major goal of the scale is to seek responses that measure students' reactions to the cognitive interest and motivational nature of the learning game through the use of…

This is an individually administered rating scale designed to evaluate teacher trainee attitudes toward an information retrieval system. A major goal of the scale is to seek responses that measure students' reactions to the cognitive interest and motivational nature of the information retrieval system through the use of Likert-type items. The…

An Information Retrieval (IR) system for 5312 social science generalizations and a social simulation game, called "Explanation", are discussed. The game, using specially prepared case studies, is designed to permit players to develop ability in asking questions, generalizing, and stating tentative explanations. The research revealed the…