We studied students' conceptions of correctness and their influence on students' correctness-related practices by examining how 159 students had analyzed the correctness of error-free and erroneous algorithms and by interviewing seven students regarding their work. We found that students conceptualized program correctness as the sum of the…

This study aims to explore use of coping strategies among adolescents and their relationships with well being in the context of ongoing terrorism. Furthermore, we aim to explore to what extent coping styles in addition to exposure variables explain well being of adolescents facing ongoing terror. During September 2003, after three years of ongoing…

Israeli junior high-school science teachers usually have a background in biology, and their knowledge of physics is limited. We show that by improving teachers' "qualitative understanding" it is possible to increase their confidence and willingness to teach physics. We conducted three-day workshops for teachers (n = 92), which were…

Studied how gifted and average students described their processes of problem solving and solved insight problems. Findings for 121 Israeli high school students show that gifted and average students used different subprocesses in reaching the same solutions. (SLD)

This study investigates algebraic reasoning and self-regulation skills among elementary school teachers who participated in a professional development program either with IMPROVE metacognitive questioning (PD + Meta) or with no metacognitive guidance (PD). Sixty-four Israeli teachers participated in a 3-year program designed to enhance…

Purpose--To illuminate the importance of the communal deliberative process, as a form of collective thinking, in overcoming the growing complexities of schoolwork in uncertain and turbulent environments. Design/methodology/approach-- Introduces the notion of deliberation as evolved from Dewey's moral theory, the essential phases and elements of…

The study investigated the effects of two reflection support programs on elementary school mathematics teachers' pedagogical problem solving view. Sixty-two teachers participated in a professional development program. Thirty teachers were assigned to the self-questioning (S_Q) training and thirty two teachers were assigned to the reflection…

This paper offers a tutoring model its objective is to develop and establish the pedagogical-disciplinary knowledge of prospective computer science teachers with respect to guiding learners in problem-solving processes. The paper presents the tutoring model and the research that accompanied its implementation. The research findings indicate that…

Describes a study that illustrates that collaborative-thought experiments are emergent phenomena triggered by events as a whole rather than being predesigned. Points out that participants gradually adopt shared graphical representations and meanings. Contains 28 references. (DDR)

Draws examples of creative problem solving from the negotiations by delegations from Egypt, Israel, and the United States at Camp David in 1978. Uses Bales's "Field Diagrams" to show the relationships of the participants. Uses Taylor's five levels of creativity to rate decisions. (BH)

This study is grounded in the theoretical position that solving problems in different ways creates mathematical connections when learning and teaching mathematics. It acknowledges the central role teachers play in providing students with learning opportunities, and it is based on the empirical finding that mathematics teachers are reluctant to…

Analyzed issues involved in making time pass as quickly as possible, a major difficulty facing draftees during initiation into the army. Using participant observation of basic training in the Israeli Defence Forces, examined cyclical perspective draftees were forced to adopt in place of usual linear one, and various ways they tried to overcome…

Examples of scoring protocols, reliability data, and the relationship between components of a laboratory examination are reported. Differences between BSCS and non-BSCS biology students are examined. (AL)

Compares critical thinking ability of pupils in scientific situations and in real-life situations by administering multiple choice tests to Israeli ninth graders (N=344). Results confirm that students do not react similarly when confronted with equivalent situations presented in different contexts. (CS)

Examined interdependent and disengaged friendships in a middle-class sample of suburban Israeli adolescents for differences in reports on conflict behavior. Found that older adolescents reported more conflicts over private disrespect than younger adolescents; younger adolescents reported more conflict over public disrespect and undependability…