Students who solved problems individually or in small informal groups understand science and scientists better than those who solved the same problems (based on BSCS Blue Version) as a class group. (AA)

Explains a discovery activity using the possible positions of the faces of a cube when represented in two dimensions. Suggests rules which would determine which of the edges would connect if the drawing were folded to form the cube. (RS)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August, 1968. Reprints from: L. Berrell Kornreich, Dept of Psychology, Univ of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201.

Describes a problem solving teaching approach that can be used in dealing with real problems in the home economics classroom. (FL)

Describes the modeling approach as used in North Carolina State University's tutoring program. Reviews the modeling process, which focuses on teaching the process of problem solving through example. Discusses tutor training and the content of tutorial sessions. Outlines student benefits. (AYC)

Discusses the use of the Guided Design teaching method to teach college-level Latin American geography. This method allows the analysis of spatial patterns and processes and critical-thinking skills. (AM)

Teaching story problems is seen to offer opportunities for developing the problem-solving process. Four steps described by George Polya are interpreted for the classroom as: (1) Tell, (2) Show, (3) Solve, and (4) Check. The teacher's role is detailed and the process is viewed to work for all problem types. (MP)

Describes a problem-solving model developed by economists that incorporates the use of economics into the high school social studies curriculum. Model components include defining the issue, identifying objectives, looking for ways to achieve objectives, identifying pertinent economic concepts, analyzing alternatives, and evaluating which…

Discusses how to recognize volatile situations, cope with the challenge, and reassert control in the training environment. Examined are ways in which hostility is expressed, statements of protest, when hostility triggers fear, coping with fear, ways of responding to hostility, and how to survive hostility. (CT)

Provides a set of guidelines that has been developed to aid students in meeting various reading, learning, and study needs while internalizing the fundamentals of problem solving. The code words for the steps in the suggested problem-solving process are: count, characterize, consider, collect, and create. (MKM)

Using the design and production of a ceramic container as a student activity, the authors present a method to involve industrial arts students in creative problem solving. Students are provided with a problem that requires them to inventory their industrial arts facilities and available materials to solve the problem. (CT)

Defines assertive, nonassertive, and aggressive behavior. Discusses assertiveness training as a technique for self-growth, staff development, and teacher effectiveness. (SK)

Presents a six-step problem-solving process which the author has used to present creative science investigations to fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. (Author/SJL)