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Maxwell, Ann Alsobrook – 1974
This study was undertaken to explore the problem solving processes of secondary-school students. Geometry students were given an experimenter-constructed test of convergent and divergent thinking and classified as high on both, high convergent, high divergent, or low on both. Of these 105 students, 49 were selected for individual observation as…
Descriptors: Convergent Thinking, Divergent Thinking, Doctoral Dissertations, Geometry
Download full textCohen, Martin Paul – 1976
This study tested the existence of a positive relationship between interest and problem-solving ability when problems were set in the area of interest among secondary-school students. Three parallel forms of a verbal problem-solving test, corresponding to the interest areas of outdoor, computational, and scientific, were constructed by the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Grade 8, Mathematics Education
Millard, Elizabeth S.; Oaks, Teresa L.; Sanders, Therese M. – 2002
This paper reports on the processes and results of a project on the instruction and practices of mathematics problem solving and strategies. Students in the second, third, and fifth grades were targeted to increase achievement in the area of math problem solving. Problem solving achievement was measured using performance tasks, rubrics, and tests…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Elementary Education, Instructional Design
Olson, Kirsten Ann – 1998
This report describes a program for improving attitudes towards mathematics and problem solving in order to improve performance in these areas. The targeted population consists of two high school geometry classes. The school is located in a western suburb of a major mid-western city. The problems of negative attitudes towards mathematics and…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Geometry, High Schools
Weber, Jennifer – 1993
Problem solving is applicable to all grade levels and subject areas. This study focused on the development of problem-solving skills in fifth grade students using problem-solving software. A pre- and post-test were administered to 21 fifth grade students. Four students were chosen for the treatment group and four for the control group. The…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Cohen, Anna Foner – 1971
This study was undertaken to determine whether hierarchically structured problem situations could be developed and used to identify where individual solutions to problems in elementary physics are interrupted and whether examination of student approaches to problem situations would be useful to physics teaching. A random sample of 26 students…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Objectives, College Science, Doctoral Dissertations
The Effect of Television Instruction on Problem Solving Attitudes of Fifth and Sixth Grade Students.
O'Brien, Shirley Joanne – 1973
Reported is a study to determine the effectiveness of televised instruction to aid in changing attitude toward problem solving. A total of 153 students, in grades 5 and 6, participated in the experimental and control groups in typical rural and urban schools. A 14-program series, The Televised Learning Package or Challenge, was used with the…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Educational Television, Elementary School Science
Huggins, Ben; Maiste, Tim – 1999
This report describes a program for improving students' oral and written communication in mathematics. The target population consisted of third and fourth grade classes in a suburban, middle class community located in a large Midwestern state. The current lack of communication was demonstrated by the results of class surveys, student interviews,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Grade 3
Anderson, Jennifer M.; Olson, Jennifer S.; Wrobel, Margaret L. – 2001
This action research describes a program for improving mathematical problem solving skills. The targeted population consisted of first grade students in a transient, middle class community as well as third and sixth grade students from a growing, middle to upper class in Illinois. The concerns of problem solving were documented through teacher…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computation, Elementary Education, Grade 1
Coy, Jessica – 2001
The view of the researcher is that students in the upper elementary to middle school range need to increase their problem-solving skills by making logical deductions and organizing and structuring their thoughts through the use of word problems. Giving children a daily word problem challenged and introduced them to the lesson. This activity…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction
Card, Rachel A. – 1998
The purpose of this project was to examine the levels of achievement and metacognition in expressing mathematics understanding and problem solving processes by students in a second grade classroom when the students used writing in daily mathematics learning according to their scores on a mathematical problem solving assessment and individual…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Grade 2, Learning Processes, Mathematics Achievement
Taylor, Karen A. – 1991
This review of the literature and annotated bibliography summarizes the available research relating to teaching programming to high school students. It is noted that, while the process of programming a computer could be broken down into five steps--problem definition, algorithm design, code writing, debugging, and documentation--current research…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Annotated Bibliographies, Authoring Aids (Programing), Cognitive Processes
Kellerhouse, Kenneth Douglas, Jr. – 1974
This study was designed to replicate and extend the work of Steffe on the effect of using different set names as variables in addition problem statements. The behavior of both first- and second-grade students was studied and the usefulness of visual aids in solving addition problems was also investigated. One-hundred twenty first- and second-grade…
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Development, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary School Mathematics
Schwieger, Ruben Don – 1974
The purpose of this study was the construction of a theoretical model for analyzing mathematical problem solving. A list of general problem-solving abilities was generated through a literature search. This list was narrowed to eight basic abilities pertinent to mathematics problem solving. Each of these was operationally defined and exemplified in…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Doctoral Dissertations, Higher Education, Mathematics Education
Griesser, Sara Anne – 2001
Current mathematics education emphasizes the importance of a problem solving mindset in the classroom. Students need to know how they are going to use what they are learning in real life. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of anchored problem solving instruction on middle school students' mathematical abilities. The researcher…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Technology, Grade 7, Mathematics Instruction
