Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 59 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 373 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 980 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 2110 |
Descriptor
| Problem Solving | 4434 |
| Models | 3119 |
| Teaching Methods | 1022 |
| Mathematical Models | 911 |
| Foreign Countries | 803 |
| Mathematics Instruction | 764 |
| Higher Education | 562 |
| Cognitive Processes | 484 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 423 |
| Mathematics Education | 423 |
| Decision Making | 410 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 326 |
| Teachers | 289 |
| Researchers | 125 |
| Administrators | 49 |
| Policymakers | 20 |
| Students | 14 |
| Parents | 8 |
| Counselors | 6 |
| Community | 4 |
| Media Staff | 2 |
| Support Staff | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| Australia | 96 |
| Indonesia | 80 |
| Turkey | 74 |
| United States | 50 |
| China | 43 |
| Canada | 38 |
| California | 31 |
| Germany | 31 |
| Taiwan | 30 |
| Singapore | 29 |
| United Kingdom | 26 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 3 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 5 |
| Does not meet standards | 2 |
Download full textCampbell-Thrane, Lucille; And Others – 1983
This report, the third in a series of works dealing with improving vocational students' basic skill levels, uses a case study approach to examine the process at the local district level of selecting, planning, and implementing a basic skill delivery model. Presented first are an introductory discussion of the background and purpose of the report…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Check Lists, Classroom Techniques
Verduin-Muller, Henriette – 1983
In a shrinking world where there is limited space, materials, and capital for men's basic needs, it is important to make well considered use of the physical and human geographical setting. To obtain from the geographical setting the information needed to attain adequate decision making, empirical research is needed, and through formal, non-formal,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, Comparative Education, Continuing Education
Hansen, W. Lee; And Others – 1977
A concise framework of basic concepts and generalizations for teaching economics for K-12 students is presented. The guide summarizes the basic structure and substance of economics and lists and describes economic concepts. Standard guidelines are provided to help school systems integrate economics into their on-going courses of study. Designed to…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Consumer Economics
Hanson, E. Mark; Brown, Michael E. – 1977
Patterns of problem-solving activity in one middle-class urban high school are examined and a problem solving model rooted in a conceptual framework of contingency theory is presented. Contingency theory stresses that as political, economic, and social conditions in an organization's environment become problematic, the internal structures of the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies, Data Analysis, Educational Administration
Cantwell, Zita M. – 1977
This report includes a systematized annotated bibliography, arranged alphabetically by author, based on a search and critical analysis of the theoretical, descriptive, and research literature concerning adult problem solving. Each annotation provides bibliographic information plus a nonevaluative summary of the contents of the item. In addition,…
Descriptors: Ability, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies
SUPPES, PATRICK; AND OTHERS – 1966
A LEARNING MODEL TO IDENTIFY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DIFFICULTY OF A PROBLEM ITEM WAS SUPPORTED EMPIRICALLY, AND INDICATED THAT THE NUMBER OF STEPS REQUIRED TO SOLVE A PROBLEM WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT VARIABLE IN PREDICTING BOTH ERROR PROBABILITY AND RESPONSE LATENCY. THE MODEL, IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH DIFFERENTIAL PREDICTIONS OF DIFFICULTY IN…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation
Cornbleth, Catherine – 1978
The purpose of this study is to identify trends in the historical development of inquiry and common elements in models of inquiry; evaluate the extent to which inquiry theory has been incorporated in representative inquiry oriented social studies curriculum project materials; and examine problems in curriculum development for inquiry skills. To…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Problems
Chuang, Ying C. – 1974
The methods of operations research (OR) can make many contributions to the solution of the complex problems which beset urban education. OR techniques such as PERT are useful aids to planning school construction, budgets, and research projects. System planning models can be used to represent urban educational systems and to predict the effects of…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Critical Path Method
Saskatchewan NewStart, Inc., Prince Albert. – 1973
This book is used throughout the life skills coach training course. The content focuses on increasing the understanding the training material and to assist in coaching life skills students. The course, based on adult training and counseling methods, involves the development of problem-solving behaviors in the management of personal affairs. The…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Behavior Patterns
Cole, Henry P. – 1972
Because the meanings of "process" and "education" are extremely connotative and ambiguous, this book was designed to develop an explicit set of goals, definitions, assumptions, justifications, and a rationale for the practice of process education. It is concerned with the practical, logical, and philosophical foundations of process education…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Diffusion
Honig, Alice S. – 1972
A study of the advantages and disadvantages of various types of infant care provided by someone other than the mother is presented. Problems listed as occurring in intervention programs include: maternal-child attachment, individual differences among infants, planning problems, and emotional-social development. Types of intervention studied are:…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Child Development, Emotional Development, Evaluation
PDF pending restorationCichon, Don; Sperazi, Laura – 1997
This publication consists of four volumes of the evaluation report for a project to provide workplace basic skills education for employees in seven manufacturing companies in New York in partnership with five education agencies. Volume I: "Executive Summary" provides an overview of the evaluation results. Volume II: "Program Goals…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
Parker, Mary Jo – 1999
This study investigated the following research questions: (1) Does the use of a shared, intranet environment improve learner problem-solving ability in science? (2) Does the use of a shared, intranet environment increase learner metacognitive reflection? and (3) Do gender differences emerge with the use of a shared, intranet science environment…
Descriptors: Biology, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Peer reviewedSanders, Mark – School Science and Mathematics, 1994
Discusses the Technology, Science, Mathematics Integration Project's technological problem-solving method, briefly describes 15 activities and the corresponding technology, science, and mathematics content involved (including 1 detailed example), and proposes a general structure of the activities and research in support of this approach. (MKR)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cognitive Style, Competition, Constructivism (Learning)
Peer reviewedSchwarz, Baruch; Dreyfus, Tommy – Interactive Learning Environments, 1993
Describes a study which measured how ninth-grade students integrated information about mathematical concepts when working with Triple Representation Model software. Tables, graphs, and algebraic functions were linked, allowing students to manipulate several representations of the same concept. Examples of mathematical problems and student case…
Descriptors: Algebra, Authoring Aids (Programming), Case Studies, Cognitive Processes
