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Download full textShakhman, Larisa; Barak, Moshe – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
This study addresses the development and evaluation of the Physics Problem-Solving Taxonomy (PPST), comprising five levels: retrieval, diagnosis, strategy, conceptual, and creative thinking. The taxonomy draws on Bloom's revised taxonomy in the cognitive domain, the Types of Knowledge Taxonomy, and the Problem-Solving Taxonomy in engineering. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physics, Problem Solving, Taxonomy
Direct linkBarak, Moshe – Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, 2011
This paper presents the outcomes of teaching an inventive problem-solving course to middle school students. Contrary to the common view of creativity as a 'free flow of thought' or 'thinking out of the box,' the method under discussion stresses the use of diverse heuristic approaches for problem-solving and the invention of new products: for…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Middle School Students
Barak, Moshe; Zadok, Yair – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
This paper presents a study about learning and the problem solving process identified among junior high school pupils participating in robotics projects in the Lego Mindstorm environment. The research was guided by the following questions: (1) How do pupils come up with inventive solutions to problems in the context of robotics activities? (2)…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Robotics, Teaching Methods, Technology Education
Barak, Moshe; Mesika, Pnina – Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2007
Fostering pupils' competencies in inventive thinking and problem-solving has remained a rather unresolved issue in traditional schooling, mainly because many people regard creative thinking as a God-given ability, something an individual either possesses or does not possess, but can only be slightly learned or improved. The current study is aimed…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Junior High School Students, Creative Thinking, Heuristics
Barak, Moshe – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2009
This paper deals with a course intended to teach individuals a method of convergent thinking, or "idea focusing", in seeking inventive solutions to problems and designing innovative artefacts. The course participants (mathematics, science, or technology teachers) learned a range of "inventive principles" often used for problem-solving in…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Tests, Problem Solving, Convergent Thinking
Barak, Moshe; Doppelt, Yaron – Journal of Technology Studies, 2000
In a program on creative thinking and technology, 56 low-achieving Israeli 10th graders constructed portfolios of project work. The Creative Thinking Assessment Scale was developed to evaluate awareness of thinking, observation of thinking, strategy, and reflection. (SK)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, High Schools
Doppelt, Yaron; Barak, Moshe – Journal of Technology Studies, 2002
Observations and surveys of low-achieving Israeli 10th graders in a project-based learning course using LEGO/Logo showed that the rich, flexible technological learning environment encouraged creation of authentic projects and contributed to initiative, engagement, and interest in technology. (Contains 28 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Low Achievement
Peer reviewedBarak, Moshe; Doppelt, Yaron – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1999
Describes the Creative Thinking in Technology (CTT) program in which creative thinking is presented as a synthesis between lateral thinking and vertical thinking. Analyzes student projects in light of this definition of creativity, and explores the role technology can play in developing students' higher order thinking skills. (Contains 37…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Barak, Moshe – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2006
Systematic inventive problem-solving is an approach for finding original and useful ideas by systematically examining alterations in existing components within a system, their attributes, functions or internal relationships. This method, which aims at complementing divergent thinking in problem-solving and design, is gaining increased attention in…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers, Foreign Countries
