Videotaping small group problem solving sessions and applying Bales Social Interaction scale can give valuable insight into areas where people (particularly managers) can profitably spend time developing themselves. (Author/EB)

A previous article, EA 500 335, is criticized for claiming the applicability of the CRAM model without research documentation. (MF)

This project provides students with opportunities to develop decision-making skills in the area of basic business education. (JS)

Supports the proposition that anxiety over intellectual performance is one antecedent of a reflective cognitive disposition. (Author/WY)

A result-getting approach that entails clearly defining a committee's responsibility and establishing a deadline for fulfilling it. (Author/MF)

The risk propensity of business and public school administrators was compared on qualitative and realistic decision problems. (Author)

Examined were differential performances among categories of first graders when solving arithmetical workd problems of eight types under two distinct conditions. The categories were based on various types of quantitative comparisons which children are known to make. Several statistically significant results were obtained involving differences…

The role of the psychologist is to make available to the teacher psychological knowledge and techniques relevant to problem solution. The role of the teacher is to use these techniques in solving the problem. Two case studies are presented to illustrate this procedure. (Author)

Part I reviews the mathematical definition of function, and then presents some practical uses of functions in such areas as substitution in a formula, equation solving, and curve fitting. Part II gives examples of functions that can be used to describe some real life situations. (RP)