The author discusses the use of free-hand drawing, the modified Socratic teaching method, and the differentiation of mathematical language from colloquial usage as techniques which he has found helpful in creating a positive classroom environment for teaching problem solving. (MN)

Provides an introduction to Debye potentials and simplified derivations of the multipole expansions of electrodynamic fields. (SL)

A restaurant menu is used to apply mathematics to real situations. A variety of mathematical problems, as well as applications to other content areas, is suggested. (JT)

A calculator activity, described as a bingo game, emphasizes speedy calculations as well as problem solving. (JT)

Questions Piagetian theory that dismisses the idea of accelerating cognitive development through classroom activities. (CP)

Advances the thesis that philosophical questioning should precede or accompany children's participation in science activities in the elementary grades. (CP)

The receptivity of a small firm to training from external agencies and the problem-solving training approaches likely to attract managers of small companies are discussed by British manpower development advisers. Group training services, courses or workshops, and services of educational institutions are suggested to help the small business…

A ninth grade English curriculum combined group work, the inquiry method, problem solving, and creative dramatics to prepare students to meet a changing future. (DD)

A motivational game providing practice in computing and problem solving is described. (JT)

Describes a program of early intervention in the cases of youthful adult offenders appearing before a district court that was developed by a probation officer, a career developer, an administrative assistant-coordinator, and three probation aides in the Brockton, Massachusetts district court. (Author/RK)

Two experiments were conducted to examine developmental changes from middle childhood to adolescence in metaretrieval plans offered to solve different retrieval problems. (Author/JMB)

Investigated were relationships between student self perception and actual classroom behavior in problem solving situations of 201 elementary students. Results indicated students with positive self concept were more independent from teachers and peers. Dependance upon others by low self esteem students is more evident in higher grades. (SL)

The authors propose an analytic scheme for examining student/psychiatrist interaction as they attempt to accomodate to conceptions of student troubles that each participant brings to the encounter and discuss the possible use of the scheme for developing a full social psychological study of the helping process. (MB)

Seven teacher behaviors were considered in terms of their application in the classroom as well as how they humanize learning. The suggested questions at the end of each description were provided for assessing the particular competencies of a teacher using these behaviors. (Author/RK)

To clarify the roles of IQ and mental age (MA) in hypotheses behavior, MA-matched subjects at three levels of IQ and three levels of MA received blank trial discrimination learning problems using procedures designed to discourage position-oriented responding. (Author/BD)