A step-by-step tutorial on planning, building, and debugging a BASIC program. (JL)

Effective supervisors need to have exemplary interviewing and interpersonal skills; they also need to be excellent problem solvers who possess first-hand knowledge of conditions in the field. (Author/BW)

Briefly lists the major issues which will affect organizations in the 1980s. Also looks at an evolutionary adaptation of quality circles appropriate for management, the "verteam" or vertical team circle. (CT)

Masters of worksheets are given that are designed to help students develop the problem-solving skills of analyzing information, identifying the question, and selecting pertinent facts. (MK)

The article presents and discusses an optimization problem concerned with observing objects from a moving car. (MK)

This article gives an overview of the new field of complexity theory which links computer science to mathematics, and ultimately to the solution of theoretical as well as practical problems in society and technology. (Author/MK)

Examined susceptibility of marital observations to purposeful faking. Behavioral observations of couples' problem-solving behavior during a conflict-eliciting task were obtained under neutral instructions and under instruction to fake. Evidence for differential responsiveness of marital types to faking instructions was limited and evident only in…

Describes an experiment which compared the effectiveness of explicit instruction in problem-solving methods to an indirect, guided-discovery approach upon stimulus-bound and stimulus-free thinkers in the third and fourth grades. Findings suggest that logical problem solving is best taught using explicit instructions for both types of thinkers. (AM)

Social problem-solving (SPS) skills training addresses primary prevention and competence-building designed to promote children's abilities to resolve interpersonal conflicts, and their adjustment. The Rochester SPS training program for second- to fourth-grade students is described, attentive to curriculum, structure, and SPS training. (Author/CE)

Results obtained from investigating number properties are discussed, along with six points that are felt, in general, to be the ingredients necessary for a successful learning experience. Two programs written in BASIC designed to aid in aspects of Number Theory are included. (MP)

Examines how children develop as writers and presents new ways of looking at children's problem solving in what they do and say during the writing process. Presents an outline of the general orders of child focus in the writing process. (HTH)

General systems theory provides a theoretical framework for understanding stress and formulating problem-solving strategies. Both individuals and schools are systems, and general systems theory enables one to ask whether they are operating harmoniously and communicating effectively. (Author/RW)

The ability to generalize is probably the primary aspect of intelligence. The computer's inability to generalize is the major stumbling block associated with machine intelligence. (Author/CP)

The contemporary school curriculum is a potpourri of accretions that reflect the response of schools to the problems of daily life. The teacher education curriculum has been fragmented in a similar way. Both lack adequate leadership and methods of accountability. (JN)

This study sought to answer whether children can adjust their evaluation of essays according to standards expressed in the instructions. The question of whether the relative difficulty of detecting inconsistencies and falsehoods depends on the type of problem children are trying to find was addressed. (Author/GK)