The principles, difficulties and challenges in control education are discussed and compared to the similar problems in the teaching of mathematics and systems science in general. The difficulties of today's students to appreciate the classical teaching of engineering disciplines, which are based on rigorous and scientifically sound grounds, are…

This paper, part of a series of working papers published to provide documentation of research and development efforts associated with the Indigenous Mathematics Project of Papua New Guinea, discusses the role of problem solving in the mathematics curriculum and types and characteristics of good problems, with illustrations. Reasoning by analysis…

The values-in-conflict approach is emphasized as an effective method for developing student understanding of social problems. For journal availability see annotation SO 504 171. (Author/DE)

The key to the improvement of teacher education lies in the identification of a set of problems that legitimately can claim to be so generic and important that all who teach will be familiar with them. Such problems are what case studies portray. Case studies constitute the problemata of the professional curriculum. In the present state of…

This monograph provides teachers with a wide range of articles on the teaching of problem solving in the mathematics classroom. The first section, on Understanding the Problem, includes articles which provide a sense of the "problem" of teaching problem solving. The second section, on Devising a Plan, provides suggested plans for…

The fourth part of a 10-part series, this report was compiled by the Educational Development Center at Wilkes College. The series deals with various aspects of the treatment of delinquents and is intended as a summary of research findings in each of the areas treated. Each report was prepared by a scholar-practitioner and is presented in a way…

Three approaches to teaching university-level creative problem-solving skills are described. (BD)

Six bonuses that students and teachers experience when using calculators are described. Then problem solving and creative problem-making are discussed, followed by practical suggestions for teachers who want to try calculators. Advice on personalizing the use of calculators and recognizing some of their limitations is also included. (MNS)

The skill of asking appropriate intermediate questions during problem solving is discussed. Several problems and other classroom activities are also presented. (MNS)

Since early childhood is a critical time to build a readiness for problem solving, 12 specific activities, with problems, are suggested. (MNS)

This literature review explores the issue of disruptive students in the classroom and offers suggestions and possible solutions to the problem. The review was divided into three major areas: (1) definitions and characteristics of disruptive students; (2) reasons why students misbehave; and (3) suggestions and solutions for solving the problem. The…

Discussed are generalizations and problem solving, unsound uses of generalizations, generalization as data, and student discovery of generalizations. (CT)

An approach to the understanding of history be letting students participate actively as historians. Topics researched were student family origins, aspects of the Civil War, Slavery, and school history. (AP)

Facetiously examines heuristics in mumbling, staring, moving, doodling, and noise that can be used by writing teachers to help their writing students with rhetorical invention. (RL)