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Hunter, C. Bruce – Learning, 1982
One of the best tools for sharpening students' problem solving skills can be found in the mystery story, which calls for logical thinking, paying attention to detail, and distinguishing between facts and assumptions. Activities that can help to develop problem solving skills are described along with several references to mystery magazines and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluative Thinking, Literature Appreciation, Logical Thinking
Spencer, Anne – Learning, 1988
When an elementary school's most disruptive students were invited to write an advice column about school-related and personal problems, the students were not only genuinely helpful, but also felt better about themselves and began to solve their own problems. (CB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Helping Relationship, Peer Influence, Problem Solving
Cramer, Roxanne Herrick – Learning, 1988
Examples are given of how spontaneous discussions of school and home problems enabled fourth grade children to seek solutions to difficulties in an open and cooperative way. (JD)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Group Discussion
Sturgis, Judy – Learning, 1988
Use of a checkbook can hook even the most reluctant mathematics students into learning mathematical and problem-solving skills. (CB)
Descriptors: Accounting, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Burns, Marilyn; Richardson, Kathy – Learning, 1981
Providing students with realistic problems will facilitate a better understanding of and reason for computation. Specific suggestions for introducing and for increasing problem-solving skills are described. (CJ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Kennedy, Bill – Learning, 1985
A variety of techniques for incorporating writing--the writing of letters, the keeping of logs, the devising of word problems--into the mathematics curriculum are discussed. The benefits from using an integrated approach are indicated. (DG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Assessment, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Anxiety
Learning, 1983
Thirty-five outstanding educational programs were identified by a panel composed of educators, parents, and students. Computer programs are listed in the areas of reading and language arts, mathematics, general problem solving, science, social studies, creative arts, foreign languages, and computer literacy. (PP)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs
Rosser, Phyllis – Learning, 1979
A City Building Education System uses the process of city planning to teach basic reading, writing, and math skills to children from kindergarten through junior high school and to stimulate creative thinking and problem solving abilities. (JMF)
Descriptors: City Government, Communication Skills, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Waverly, Doris; And Others – Learning, 1996
This article describes a tense situation in which two middle school teachers had a fight in a public area on parent conference day. Another teacher and an educational psychologist present their views on how to handle such a situation, support teachers, and foster collegiality. (SM)
Descriptors: Collegiality, Conflict Resolution, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Competence
