Takes a look at the questions involved in designing customized training: What changes does management expect to see as the result of training? Who has information that must be included and excluded? How "customized" should the training be? and How will the training be delivered? (CT)

Describes "Looking Glass," the Financial Services Industry, and other simulations for management training seminars. The article examines how the games teach decision making and allow participants to become involved. It also discusses the future of computer-based training and the costs of such programs. (CT)

Identifies problems experienced when libraries introduce computerized systems in countries remote from major centers of development, i.e., level of expertise, limited market, financial aspects, type of hardware and software available. Solutions to problems through cooperation and coordination of library computerization and Republic of South Africa…

Four papers are reviewed. They include a description of how instructional modules and small group problem-solving (PS) in a second-year plant anatomy course produced excellent PS skills and various ideas on PS in the context of chemistry. Also reviews guided-design as a strategy to help develop PS skills. (JN)

Two studies related to creativity are reported and discussed. The first examined possible relationships between problem solving, divergent thinking, and field dependence-independence in second-grade students (N=83). The second study determined that the analytical skills of 71 undergraduate students (measured by the Hidden Figures Test) may be…

Methods used to investigate problems in the sciences include building-up strategies, insight, and change (or serendipitous discovery). Discusses appropriate learning experiences for the undergraduate science students so they are more likely to benefit from the second method of scientific discovery as they make a career in their chosen field. (JN)

Describes the nature and use of a "strategy", an organized approach that breaks down the overall mental task of problem-solving into stages, providing details of the McMaster Six-Step Strategy. Also provides instructions for working through a Whimby pair series of problems and the Schoenfeld management approach. (JN)

Presents three sample problems related to arithmetic and algebra, geometry, and calculus, indicating, in each case, similar problems that could be posed. Includes a discussion of positive benefits which result by asking students "Can you derive the result differently?" (JN)

A Reuleaux triangle is an example of a curve of constant width; the distance between parallel tangents is the same no matter which direction is used. A consideration of a particular set of Reuleaux triangles is offered which leads to a good example of problem-solving in geometry. (JN)

Describes a 10-city satellite teleconference, "If Not Us, Who?" produced by the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise and the Community Telecommunications Development Foundation. Issues discussed included redirecting gang violence into more productive activities, funding mechanisms for solving neighborhood problems, and strategies for…

The Future Problem Solving Program, designed by E. Paul and Pansy Torrance, is now developing problem-solving skills of 100,000 gifted children in grades 4-12 throughout the United States. The program design, six-step approach to problem solving, scenario writing, and evaluation are briefly explained. (MC)

Describes an experiential learning method designed to improve management students' understanding of the scientific approach. A model of the consulting/intervention process, the Managerial Problem Solving Cycle is based on the premise that formulation of problem diagnosis facilitates communication, which in turn, contributes to increased…

The cognitive problem solving model, used in an educational seminar designed to reduce anxiety of parents of learning disabled children through increasing their cognitive understanding, is illustrated in three case studies, two of which demonstrated increased understanding and more adequate functioning. (CL)

Compares the ability of students in Michigan (N=302) and Scotland (N=221) to do simple calculation exercises and relational/practical problems involving number and operation. Although this is not a controlled statistical study (data collected included birth date and sex), sample sizes are sufficient to make the reported results meaningful. (JN)

This book is designed to help teachers understand children's intuitive problem solving and computational processes and to figure out how to use that knowledge to enhance students' understanding of arithmetic. This book provides numerous examples of classroom dialogues that indicate how algebraic ideas emerge in children's thinking and what…