The problem of determining the number of squares on a checkerboard is extended to finding the number of rectangles on an n x n board and finding the total numbers of cubes and rectangular solids in an n x n x n cube. (DT)

It may be concluded that reflective and fast-accurate Ss differ from impulsive Ss of the same grade in the strategies used to solve problems. These strategy differences may or may not lead to more efficient performance, depending on the structure of the task, but they are indicative of different levels of cognitive development. (Author)

It is suggested that field dependents have more difficulty than field independents in giving up reliance on a formerly relevant cue. (Authors/CB)

Article describes a class project by students interested in preserving endangered wildlife and environmental mini-courses designed to help elementary students find meaning in Earth Week celebrations. (Author/RK)

Article presents suggestions for improving pupils' skill at problem solving, thereby opening levels of learning for all children. (Author/RK)

The primary characteristic of the experimental treatment in this study is that the treatment structures a problem-environment in which academic learning is relevant'' and functional. The child acquires skills and concepts in the process of solving a problem he wants to solve. (Authors/CB)

Results supported the hypotheses that the emphasis on speed: (a) has a detrimental effect on the performance, (b) is inherent in a test-like situation, and (c) can be reduced by emphasizing in the instructions to Ss the detrimental effects of speed on the achievement of solution. (Author/CB)

Outerdirectedness has been defined by first author and his colleagues as a style of problem solving characterized by reliance on concrete situational cues rather than by active attempts to deduce abstract relationships. (Authors/MB)

A report on a series of structured supervisory meetings to assess organization and personnel weaknesses. (Editor)

Examines children's word perception demonstrating the role of Piaget's perceptual development formation and individual aptitude differences in problem solving strategies. (MM)

Study is concerned with the commonalities between the development of skill and the development of problem solving. (Authors)

A discussion of the problems and limitations concerned with organization development, which is simply a planned and continuous process of cultural" change within organizations, involving structure, management, and decision making. The author discusses the forces shaping of OD and its future. (Editor/JB)