This research examines changes in decision-making styles as a result of participation in scenario planning. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design and several nonparametric tests were used to analyze data gathered from research participants in a technology firm in the Northeastern United States. Results show that participants tend to…

Previous studies have found that children have difficulty solving proportional reasoning problems involving discrete units until 10 to 12 years of age, but can solve parallel problems involving continuous quantities by 6 years of age. The present studies examine where children go wrong in processing proportions that involve discrete quantities. A…

Despite evidence of widespread reliance on intuition by leaders and evidence that consequences of such reliance can be positive or negative, the effective integration of intuition in leadership is not well understood. This constructivist grounded theory study explored how some leaders in California community colleges (CC) experienced intuition and…

Recent neuropsychological research suggests that intuition and emotion play a role in our reasoning when we are confronted with moral dilemmas. Incorporating intuition and emotion into moral reflection is a rather new idea in the educational world, where rational reasoning is preferred. To develop a teaching and learning strategy to address this…

Students need to have basic understanding of scientific method during their introductory science classes and for this purpose an activity was devised which involved a game based on famous Monty Hall game problem. This particular activity allowed students to banish or confirm their intuition based on empirical evidence.

Intuition usually is defined as the capability to act or decide appropriately without deliberately and consciously balancing alternatives, without following a certain rule or routine, and possibly without awareness (Gigerenzer, 2007; Hogarth, 2001; Klein, 2003; Myers, 2002). It allows action which is quick (e.g. reaction to a challenging…

"Teaching Kids to Change the World: Lessons to Inspire Social Responsibility for Grades 6-12," by Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner and Chris Maser, is a practical guide that provides educators with the essential tools to inspire young people to change the world for the better. Focusing on eight principles of change, it includes lessons, examples and…

Research indicates that intuition can be an invaluable tool for educational leaders forced to make major decisions under circumstances defying a "left brain" approach. The article explains intuitive logic, how to learn and apply it, and how to identify intuitive staff members and enhance their productivity. Includes seven references. (MLH)

The article discusses the physically gifted student, describing three students who exemplified a high degree of intuition and extrasensory perception of the world around them. Difficulties confronting such students are noted. (CL)

Based on the typology of C. G. Jung, the authors conducted survey research on two populations of third, fourth, and fifth graders. Findings suggest that gifted students are predominantly intuitors and that in decision making there is a surprisingly high degree of feeling involved in terms of student attention to information processing. (Author/CL)

Three-year olds who failed a false-belief pretest were trained in two groups on either the concept of belief or the concepts of desire and perception. Both groups showed improved performance on a false-belief posttest compared to a control group trained on number conservation. Results were interpreted as demonstrating coherence in children's…

Emphasizes the role of intuition in the learning process where rational knowing alone does not suffice. Connects practical, didactic examples applied in a university course in psychology to some epistemological suppositions of different aspects of intuition. (EV)

Two kinds of knowing are the slow, rational, analytic kind that comes from deliberate reasoning and the rapid, seemingly effortless, emotionally based intuitive kind. Intuition is an information processing style that can be extremely helpful as an adjunct to logical knowledge. (Author/JOW)

Communication is both cognitive and intuitive, although schooling stresses left-brain skills. Ways to develop intuitive (right-brain) skills include mandalas, Jung's technique for concentrating the right brain; writing with the nondominant hand; and positive affirmations. (SK)

Two experiments involving 459 college students show that the preference for redundancy depends on one's intuitive theory of information. Identifies the Error Tradeoff Model as the most common intuitive theory and describes alternative theories favored by some participants. (SLD)