A double blind study was conducted to compare the efficacy of two different CAI formats Beginning cultural anthropology students were randomly assigned a simulation or a tutorial on kinship patterns The results indicate significant advantages for the tutorial format in terms of multiple-choice exam scores and student ratings of educational value, interest, and ease of use Some advantages of tutorials for lower level undergraduate courses are discussed Keywords tutorials, evaluation, simulation, anthropology, kinship, CAI.
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