To determine the effectiveness of using computers to teach problem solving skills to gifted/talented students, 60 elementary students received instruction in either computers, creative problem solving, or the traditional gifted curriculum. One result was that both the computer education and the creative problem solving groups increased in computer…

A systematic method for effective consultations between school psychologists or counselors and teachers of children with behavior problems is offered. The approach, consisting of problem definition, observation, review with the teacher, and follow-up activities, serves to help organize and focus the consultation process and ensure follow-through…

The bibliography lists 101 resources dealing with creativity and creative development. Age levels range from under 12 years to adult. Approaches include "how-to" literature and technical information. Areas covered include art, advertising, problem solving, use of tools, use of materials, use of mediums, use of color, techniques, format, and…

Describes Noel Entwhistle's book "Styles of Learning and Teaching," detailing how it can be used to help students learn and store knowledge. Also describes a course on the theory and practice of cognitive processes taught at Carnegie Mellon University. (DH)

Decision Support Systems (DSS) are automated information systems designed to aid administrative decision making. A literature review on the design, implementation, and evaluation of DSS, suggests that evaluators act as liasons between designers and managers, identify and collect data for DSS, and evaluate DSS. (Author/EGS)

Two transcripts of children exploring and solving problems presented by computer programs are given. The transcripts show the insight that occured. (MNS)

Argues that industrial teacher education programs should introduce students to technological literacy. To do so, faculty must (1) improve engineering skills, (2) review specific new technology, (3) deemphasize skill development and vocational preparation, and (4) switch from a project orientation to a problem-centered approach. (Author/CH)

How the author moved from concern about research to development of prescriptive models of heuristic problem solving and the exploration of metacognition and belief systems is discussed. Student beliefs about problem solving, and their corollaries, are included. (MNS)

Examined "sentiment-override" hypothesis that couple members' cognitive/affective reactions to their partners' behaviors are insensitive to communication quality of those behaviors, and that cognitive/affective insensitivity obstructs interventions to improve communication. In 40 couples, found that only males displayed pattern of results…

Examines the choice-making processes of students engaged in the selection of speech introduction strategies. Finds that the frequency of students making decision-making errors was a positive function of public speaking apprehension. (MS)

Describes OAKDEC, a program based on decision-making logic that uses expert system techniques to assess the status of a database search and to provide recommendations to the user on how to proceed. The discussion focuses on the use of OAKDEC as a research tool for studying user behavior. (20 references) (Author/CLB)

A study of 147 Westinghouse Science Talent Search winners classified 57 subjects as independent problem finders. They were asked to select five of the 31 factors in Guilford's Structure of Intellect model which best described the process of choosing their research question. Implications for educating secondary science students are discussed. (VW)

The study examined the process of informal learning in the context of family caregiving for the frail elderly in the community. Sixty ethnographic interviews were conducted with 15 family caregivers. A model of informal learning as reflection-in-action emerged from the data. Five themes of meaning and six types of informal learning were derived…

A review of research demonstrating that many dating relationships include violence as a means of conflict resolution precedes a discussion of strategies through which school health personnel and educators can discuss courtship violence with students and demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the problem. (Author/CB)

Corroborated previous research findings demonstrating that problem-solving moderated stress-related depressive symptoms, showing effective problem solvers under high levels of stress reported significantly lower depression than did ineffective problem solvers. Used a prospective design with two measures, controlled for prior depression level, and…