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ERIC Number: EJ281962
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-May
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Social Studies Education in the Information Society.
Hunter, Beverly
Social Education, v47 n5 p321-24 May 1983
Computer simulations can be used in social studies to analyze problems by using a representation or model of a situation and then exercising the model to see how it behaves under different circumstances. Utilizing available computer programs, students can also build and use social studies data bases. (RM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Learning Activities, Simulation, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Computer Simulation