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Ramaswami, Rama – T.H.E. Journal, 2010
Response to intervention (RTI), the controversial three-tiered, triangular instructional model is getting stretched in new directions by educators who favor holistic, proactive support strategies over formal remediation. A senior scientist at the FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Virginia Buysse…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Intervention, Disability Identification, Young Children
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Yap, K. C.; Wong, C. L. – Physics Education, 2007
In recent years more emphasis has been placed on conceptual learning and understanding in the sciences. Unfortunately, among advocates of such a position there are those who do not see any role for quantitative problem solving at the secondary/high school level or even the introductory university level. This may be due to the frequent use of…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Bottge, Brian A.; Hasselbring, Ted. S. – Exceptional Children, 1993
Two groups of adolescents (n=36) with learning difficulties in mathematics were taught problem-solving skills under two conditions: standard word problems or contextualized problems on videodisc. Both groups improved their performance, but students in the contextualized problem group did significantly better on the contextualized problem posttest…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Interactive Video, Junior High Schools, Learning Problems
Shinn, Mark R., Ed.; Walker, Hill M., Ed.; Stoner, Gary, Ed. – 2002
This volume contains information needed for the practice of school psychology. It discusses training and knowledge for school psychologists on how to apply the intervention skills needed to solve problems. The interventions point to the fact that school psychology is changing its focus to one of problem solving in schools. This collection serves…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training