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Peer reviewedFenstermacher, Gary D.; Berliner, David C. – Elementary School Journal, 1985
Describes a staff development framework having four main components: a definition, a mapping sentence, a description of participant roles, and an evaluation perspective. Conditions are discussed for judging the worth of staff development activities, and examples of such activities are analyzed to show how the evaluation perspective is used in…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics
Peters, Richard – 1986
Educators are encouraged in this document to practice a multi-disciplinary approach in the classroom to prepare students for new management styles in an interrelated society. The first section on perceptions covers the following: information processing (planning, implementing, assessing); the learning process (exploration, invention, application);…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
Jones, William M. – 1985
Free-form games are applicable to a range of problem-solving situations. This document discusses gaming as a procedure for organized study of the complex problems entailed in confrontations and crises. The major focus of the booklet is on the various forms of this game type, the kinds of problems to which it is best adapted, and some approaches to…
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Educational Games
Peer reviewedMisale, Judi M.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes a computer-assisted, interdisciplinary course in decision making developed to promote student participation and critical thinking. Students participate in 20 interactive exercises that utilize and illustrate psychological and economic concepts. Follow-up activities include receiving background information, group discussions, text…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Critical Thinking
Download full textKrulik, Stephen; Rudnick, Jesse A. – 1988
This book combines suggestions for the teaching of problem solving with activities and carefully discussed non-routine problems which students should find interesting as they gain valuable experience in problem solving. The over 300 activities and problems have been gleaned from a variety of sources and have been classroom tested by practicing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Education
Nye, Gloria T. – 1991
The Knowledge Engineering for Young Scholars (KEYS) Program was a National Science Foundation (NSF) program conducted at Louisiana State University during 1989 and 1990. The program's goals were to increase 8th-12th grade students' exposure to science, acquaint them with university research, stimulate interest in science, and build their…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Career Awareness, Computers, Decision Making
