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Download full textScott, Norval C., Jr. – 1972
The author examines the effectiveness of the Inquiry Strategy method which he hypothesizes to be useful in developing an analytical cognitive style. Ninety-two subjects from four, large urban high schools were involved. Forty-two were experimental, having received 2-3 years of Inquiry Strategy exposure in their late elementary or early junior high…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Buckland, Michael K.; And Others – 1970
The objectives of this study are to ensure that the resources at the disposal of the librarian are deployed in a manner which will effectively contribute to the purposes of the university. User behavior is explored in an attempt to solve the difficulties that arise in library planning and management, such as: (1) the relationship between length of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Educational Research, Library Planning, Library Research
KLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THIS TECHNICAL REPORT PRESENTS A DEFINITION OF CONCEPT, A TAXONOMY OF VARIABLES SIGNIFICANT IN CONCEPT LEARNING, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES DEALING WITH CONCEPT LEARNING AND PROBLEM SOLVING. A TOTAL OF 46 PERIODICALS SELECTED FOR SCANNING WERE THOSE KNOWN TO CONTAIN ARTICLES CONCERNED WITH PROBLEM SOLVING AND CONCEPT FORMATION. THE TEXT OF…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
DAVIS, GARY A. – 1966
PROBLEM-SOLVING THEORIES IN THREE AREAS - TRADITIONAL (STIMULUS-RESPONSE) LEARNING, COGNITIVE-GESTALT APPROACHES, AND COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL MODELS - WERE SUMMARIZED. RECENT EMPIRICAL STUDIES (1960-65) ON PROBLEM SOLVING WERE CATEGORIZED ACCORDING TO TYPE OF BEHAVIOR ELICITED BY PARTICULAR PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS. ANAGRAM,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Covert Response
SPENCE, JANET T. – 1966
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE OF RESPONSE-CONTINGENT REINFORCERS ON THE LEARNING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN, THE EFFECTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF VARIABLES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN OF THREE AGE LEVELS (4-5, 7-8, AND 10-11), SELECTED EQUALLY FROM MIDDLE- AND LOWER-CLASS BACKGROUNDS, WERE INVESTIGATED. THE EXPERIMENTAL…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes, Lower Class, Middle Class
National Training Labs. Inst. for Applied Behavioral Science, Washington, DC. – 1966
THESE READINGS ON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING APPLY ELEMENTS OF LABORATORY TRAINING TO NEEDS AND ROLE DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY CHANGE AGENTS. THE COMMUNITY IS SEEN AS A SOCIAL SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY DISTINCT PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR AND INTERACTION, AND SUBJECT TO ACCELERATING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Change, Evaluation Methods, Guides
Moriarty, Dick – 1976
The Sports Institute for Research/Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) model and method for research in organizational history are used to analyze the growth and development of the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) from its inception in 1906 through its breakup in 1955 and its reestablishment in 1961. Four stages of growth are identified:…
Descriptors: Athletics, Change Agents, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Indiana State Board of Health, Indianapolis. – 1976
The purpose of this interdisciplinary instructional design is three-fold. At its basic level it serves as an activity-based program guide for developing in students and instructors, grades 4-12, the ability to observe, assimilate and interpret the world around them. On another level it provides the "hands-on" experiences that open the bounds of…
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environment
Kagiwada, George, Ed. – 1973
The proceedings of the two-day National Asian Studies Conference II titled, "A Tool of Change or a Tool of Control?" represents some change in emphasis from the 1971, First National Asian American Studies Conference at UCLA. Conference II consisted of an Asian Women's Panel, a community session, a curriculum session, and several workshop…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Community Development, Community Influence, Community Involvement
Klassen, Daniel – 1976
There is much to be read and said about the value of group counselling. The central purpose of this paper is not to convince someone of the merits of group work but rather to describe a group counselling model which has met with some success. The Pyramid Problem Solving Model is based on a series of tasks which, if completed, propose to aid the…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Counseling Effectiveness, Decision Making Skills, Group Counseling
Shaffer, Warren F. – 1976
The author describes eight diagnostic categories which serve as an heuristic approach to diagnosing the client's needs and ability to respond to specific appraoches in therapy/counseling. He reviews classic theories and recent counseling approaches and their variations. The paper focuses on the need to determine individual needs and follow a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling Theories, Counselor Role
Harrington, Pamela C. – 1977
This guide discusses the need for decision making expertise, and the steps to attain it. First, human beings are forever encountering the necessity to make choices, because they are constantly striving to adapt to their environment and to co-exist with others, Second there is an expectation that individuals will be independent. Third,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Conflict Resolution, Convergent Thinking, Creative Thinking
Hamilton, Anita C. – 1976
This document presents a method, developed by the Institute for Child Advocacy [ICA], (a community based project which seeks to upgrade the quality of children's services in South Central Los Angeles) of using problem solving with community residents and agencies. This method of problem solving, previously used in a study of children being…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Community Involvement, Data Analysis
Everest, M. Inez – 1975
This study investigated the differences in students' attitude toward mathematics, achievement from pretest to posttest, and ability to transfer concepts to a novel problem-solving situation when taught by an individualized method of instruction and when taught by a traditional lecture method. A quasi-experimental design was utilized and the study…
Descriptors: Achievement, Algebra, Attitudes, Community Colleges
Cohen, Harvey A. – 1975
Several models for problem solving are discussed, and the idea of a heuristic frame is developed. This concept provides a description of the evolution of problem-solving skills in terms of the growth of the number of algorithms available and increased sophistication in their use. The heuristic frame model is applied to two sets of physical…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computers, Instruction, Learning Theories
