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Ross, Susan; Pratt-Cotter, Mary – Mathematics Educator, 1997
Reviews the historical development of subtraction algorithms used in the United States. Indicates that the algorithms used to teach subtraction have not changed much in the last 40 years, but in the late 1800s and early 1900s, different algorithms were developed that had a great impact. Contains 22 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Gratch, Jonathan; DeJong, Gerald – 1992
In machine learning there is considerable interest in techniques which improve planning ability. Initial investigations have identified a wide variety of techniques to address this issue. Progress has been hampered by the utility problem, a basic tradeoff between the benefit of learned knowledge and the cost to locate and apply relevant knowledge.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design

Woods, Donald R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1990
Described are ideas for the development of problem solving in the context of chemistry. Strategies for improving students' problem solving abilities are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, College Science, Critical Thinking

Scanlan, David; Clark, Leisa – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1989
Studies whether students' stated preferences for flowcharts or pseudocodes match their actual behaviors. Provides a review of the literature on flowchart utility. Reports that students preferred flowcharts to pseudocodes. Lists an example of both a flowchart and pseudocode. (MVL)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Charts, College Mathematics, Computer Science Education
Funkhouser, Charles – 1990
The major perspectives on problem solving of the twentieth century are reviewed--associationism, Gestalt psychology, and cognitive science. The results of the review on teaching problem solving and the uses of computers to teach problem solving are included. Four major issues related to the teaching of problem solving are discussed: (1)…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Structures, Computation