The article presents a coping model for helping gifted children which includes six steps, such as recognizing the problem, designing and investigation, and finding a possible solution for use in helping gifted children deal with stress. (PHR)

Describes a reading instruction technique designed to stimulate spontaneous verbal interaction through a problem solving task. The technique is suggested for content area reading. (MKM)

Brainstorming is suggested as one approach to problem solving. Generating possibilities stimulates creative and independent thinking and can facilitate problem solving in many situations. (MP)

The intention here was to promote the clinical approach to staff development. Attempts to come up with a number or particular personal outcomes which seem to represent a consensus of workshop participants' feelings. (Author/RK)

Provides further details regarding a philosophical reconstruction of the structure of Classical Genetics Theory that can facilitate problem-solving instruction. Describes how that reconstruction can facilitate realistic problem solving on the part of students. Contains 60 references. (DDR)

Explores a variety of approaches to solving one geometry problem illustrating the work of teachers, the flow of their ideas, and the diverse areas of mathematics they applied. (KHR)

Suggests ways in which teachers can help students learn investigation and problem-solving skills on open investigation tasks. Includes matching the degree of openness of the investigations to the experience and skills of the student, providing scaffolding to support student decision making, and using formative and student self-assessment. (JRH)

Describes the different ways in which two pioneering Australian teachers adapted their teaching to use computer algebra systems (CAS). One teacher used CAS with the primary goal of increasing understanding but restricted student use. The other teacher adopted CAS as an extra technique for solving standard problems, emphasizing time saving routines…

Explores how children from kindergarten to 6th grade think about the same fraction problem and what that should mean for instruction. (Author)

Describes a project that gives students hands-on experience in the careers of statistician and mathematics teacher as they plan and teach a lesson on problem-solving, then assess its effectiveness. (Author)

Explains the suggestion in "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics" that teachers should expect students to "act as mathematicians." Defines what that might mean and presents an instructional model that focuses on problem solving. (Author/YDS)

Describes an innovative method for teaching 5th grade students how to solve ratio and proportion word problems with understanding. Uses the multiplication table as a conceptual support. (YDS)

Describes how student thinking about geometric patterns can be used to develop algebraic reasoning and to make sense of mathematical notation and symbols. (Contains 11 references.) (YDS)

Looks at how some Portuguese preservice teachers are learning how to implement Standards-based teaching strategies. (YDS)

Presents some strategies for successfully implementing tasks that engage students at high cognitive levels. (YDS)