Examples of problem solving by the method of contradiction are given along with adapted computer programs. (MN)

Presents two exam questions and answers on the topics of stoichiometric calculations and general chemistry pressure measurement. (SL)

Third and fourth grade boys classified as impulsive, reflective, fast/accurate and slow/inaccurate responded to matching tasks varying in the number of dimensions involved. Reflective children performed better on the task with fewer dimensions, while impulsive children were better on the task with many dimensions. (JKS)

An approach to teaching sequences is described. The method is based on finding generating functions. (SD)

Presents a position strongly advocating inquiry training in science for students at all levels, but particularly at the elementary level. (SL)

Teachers became more accepting of the need for and desirability of creativity after attending a half-day program designed to foster a positive view of creativity. (GO)

The conclusion of Bridgeman and Buttram that race differences on a nonverbal reasoning test are smaller when subjects have been given verbal strategy training is not supported by their data. The conclusion that the tests used are inadequate psychometrically can be supported. (Author/DEP)

Describes the development of ongoing, clearly defined, and structured problem-solving and shared decision-making machinery that has upgraded the role and importance of intermediate supervisors with concomitant benefits in their morale and their contributions to the school at large. (Author/IRT)

The reliability of the Matching Familiar Figures Test, a measure of reflection-impulsivity, with 20 impulsive learning disabled boys (mean age 10 years) was investigated. nAuthor)

The relationships among retention performance, organizing strategy preference, and grade point average were assessed in 227 college students, with the resulting correlation coefficients suggesting that the type of organizing strategy used in memorizing exerts a strong influence on the recall of paired associates over both short and long periods of…

Suggests that parents, teachers, and administrators must accept responsibility together for maintaining an effective discipline policy. Presents five suggestions for working out a solution to the discipline problem. (RK)

A sample of 86 college students aged 18 to 35 years of age were asked to solve three formal operations tasks and to participate in a problem-finding task. No relation was found between performance on problem-finding and the formal operations task. (JMB)

The conflict and anguish that clients experience frequently result from the consequences of serious moral and ethical dilemmas and from the absence of dependable solutions. Social workers should give careful attention to the problems of clients as reflected in their stories, rather than attempt to categorize these problems in psychological terms…

Learning disabled students need systematic instruction in thinking skills. Both individual clinical studies and group programs have proven such training effective. Some important thinking strategies include goal clarification, previewing, organization, questioning, imagining, predicting, checking results, humor, and self-monitoring techniques. (DB)

Effects of self instruction training on the communication skills of a profoundly hearing impaired 10-year-old child were studied. Training included modeling a series of problem solving steps. Results indicated that self-instruction was immediately effective on pragmatic behaviors and that the influence on semantic behaviors was gradual. (Author/DB)