Summarizes 17 recent ERIC documents and journal articles discussing Piagetian perspectives on children's cognitive abilities and development. Includes sources on children's thought, learning, and problem-solving processes; physical and natural causality; correspondence and number conservation; circular reactions; the 5- to 7-year shift; science…

Presented are 612 references related to dogmatism and/or authoritarianism as variables in educational research which were located through a search of EDUCATION INDEX (1950-1974), CURRENT INDEX TO JOURNALS IN EDUCATION (1969-74), RESOURCES IN EDUCATION (1968-1973), DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS INTERNATIONAL (1950-1974), CHILD DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACTS AND…

This literature review focuses on determining the psychological variables related to problem solving and presents arguments for self-correcting manipulatives as a media for teaching problem solving. Ten traits are considered: attitude, debilitating anxiety, self-concept, orderliness, set, confidence, impulsive/reflective thinking, concentration…

The annotated bibliography on Creativity--General/Classroom/Problem Solving contains approximately 85 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents or journal articles published from 1962 to 1975 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information…

Discussion of the history and development of artificial intelligence (AI) highlights a bibliography of introductory books on various aspects of AI, including AI programing; problem solving; automated reasoning; game playing; natural language; expert systems; machine learning; robotics and vision; critics of AI; and representative software. (LRW)

Reviews 18 recent texts, supplements, kits, games, and professional references designed to develop problem-solving skills in mathematics, K-12. (SJL)

This is one of several study guides on contemporary problems produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science with support of the National Science Foundation. This guide is designed to be used by teachers at the undergraduate college level and by college students intending to become teachers. The guide includes eight units: (1)…

Annotates reference material on artificial intelligence, mostly at an introductory level, with applications to education and learning. Topics include: (1) programing languages; (2) expert systems; (3) language instruction; (4) tutoring systems; and (5) problem solving and reasoning. (JM)

A set of references on problem solving is provided, coded by age level and types of content. Background information and instructional activities are both included. (MNS)

A computer software package designed to lead students through exploration using ancient sailing ships is reviewed, focusing on features, educational value, design quality, written materials, and ease of use. The price was seen to be too high for most individual teachers or parents. (MP)

This bibliography lists and annotates 10 references on gifted education, including journal articles and book sections. The references deal with curriculum content, creativity, moral reasoning, mathematical problem solving, cooperative learning, minority students' standardized test scores, and minority students' under-representation in gifted…

Counting books offer children the time and the tools to develop the understanding needed to solve problems. Stimulated by these books, children may use mathematic language and talk about mathematics as they get involved with materials to move and manipulate, as they use supportive aids found in illustrations, and as they interact with materials to…

This annotated bibliography concerns the styles and strategies used to cope with stressful situations and to adapt to pathological conditions, and provides mental health researchers and practitioners with recent, relevant mental health information on theoretical, developmental, clinical, behavioral, and social issues about coping and adaptation.…

The purpose of this paper is to report on the role of advocacy in the urban milieu. It explores the following areas: (1) history and current status of advocacy; (2) review of some advocacy efforts; and (3) significance of the Advocate Counseling Model, a legal and therapeutic counseling model to help people to advocate for themselves. It is of…

Early childhood books that are concerned with peace and that highlight peaceful solutions to difficult problems are described in this bibliographic essay. Books that oppose violence and stories that have a peaceful, soothing nature could become balancing factors in young children's exposure to scenes of violence and threats of war. (RM)