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Teaching Problem-Solving: Implications from Cognitive Development Research. AAHE-ERIC Higher Education Research Currents.

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Stonewater, Jerry K.; Stonewater, Barbara B. – AAHE Bulletin, 1984

The relationship between cognitive development and problem-solving skills is discussed. One approach for improving students' problem-solving skills rests in the application of cognitive development theories to instruction. Instructional strategies that facilitate cognitive development can be categorized into two groups: instruction that challenges…

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, College Instruction, Educational Strategies

The Reasoning-Centered Classroom: Approaches That Work.

Kurfiss, Joanne – AAHE Bulletin, 1987

Creative and successful ways to develop reasoning-centered classrooms are described. An informative testing method, which was developed by Larry Michaelson (University of Oklahoma Division of Management) begins with students taking a quiz and turning in their results. Then they retake the quiz in a permanent group of five or six students who must…

Descriptors: College Instruction, Decision Making, Educational Innovation, Group Instruction