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Heckenlively, Donald B. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1986
Describes use of computer simulation which generates bird songs so that students can analyze song motifs and sequences as an introduction to descriptive analysis of behavior in an animal behavior course. Advantages of the simulation are discussed together with computer hardware/software needed and data presentation, analysis, and generation…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Chatfield, Douglas C.; Cruse, Bradley H. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1986
Describes implementation of computer simulation to aid in training psychology students in research methodology. Four skills required in research are reviewed; the simulation's context and the software used are described; and student activities, including submission of articles to online class journals and students' responses to the method, are…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Experimental Psychology, Higher Education
Thornton, Ronald K. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1987
This description of microcomputer-based laboratories (MBL) for science focuses on experiments with a motion detector by non-science majors at Tufts University. Exercises had been used previously with sixth grade middle school students, indicting the effectiveness of MBL for students with a wide range of abilities. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
