The modeling instruction pedagogy for the teaching of physics has been proven to be quite effective at increasing the conceptual understanding and problem-solving abilities of students to a much greater extent than that of nonmodeling students. Little research has been conducted concerning the cognitive and metacognitive skills that modeling…

After a year of instruction, 70 kindergarten children were individually interviewed as they solved basic, multistep, and nonroutine word problems. Thirty-two used a valid strategy for all 9 problems, and 44 correctly answered 7 or more problems. Modeling provided a unifying framework for thinking about problem solving. (Author/MDH)

A central theme of Mandler's theory of emotion is that the interruption of a cognitive activity sets the stage for emotion. Mandler's theory is particularly applicable to mathematical problem-solving experiences. Mandler's linking of emotion to perception also makes emotion during problem solving an excellent candidate to be modeled with…

This discussion of different approaches to clarifying problems in the instructional development process defines what a problem is and the types of problems typically faced by instructional developers; presents a rationale for suggesting the use of evaluation models for finding development problems; and suggests ways in which the use of a…

Designed to accompany an all-day "brain" workshop on neurological aspects of learning, the manual contains charts and illustrations depicting the role and function of the right and left hemispheres. Additional material addresses such topics as physiological evolution of the brain, disharmony between left/right brain functions, comparisons between…

Urban studies departments are generally aimed toward synthesizing social science knowledge about the urban phenomena. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the assumptions underlying this new attempt by economists, sociologists, and other social scientists to build a synthesis of social science knowledge upon man's urban condition.…

A model for population growth is described. (SD)

The blending of biological and technological knowledge of regulation and control formed the impetus for synthesizing the thesis of holism and the antithesis of reductionism to the metabiological systems theory. In principle, the possibilities have thereby been created to bring many transbiological systems under control again. (RH)

In this paper the mathematical structures of Bourbaki, the Piagetian developmental structures, and Polya's heuristic structures are compared. (SD)

Dissemination of educational research findings, according to this paper, should provide support, information, and assistance to practitioners working in the schools so that teachers may be better equipped to do their jobs. One purpose of this paper is to explore some probable causes for the lack of impact of current educational dissemination…

A format for translating evaluation theory into practice structures the material around a series of questions that can be addressed in any situation. (Author/MLF)

Suggests that a model of learned helplessness must give equal weight to motivational and cognitive components. Subjects were 102 female and 58 male college students in psychology classes. (MP)

The Hawaiian problem-solving model can overcome barriers to the counseling process that result from counselor and client lack of familiarity with each other's motivations and expectations. The model also allows both counselor and client to be exposed to the culture of the other and consequently to learn about it. (Author)

These articles present a composite picture of the process and results of the High School Self Renewal Project of the New York City High Schools. (AM)