An elementary knowledge of geometry is shown to be helpful in problem solving, especially in that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. (MN)

The technique of organizing data in tables to solve counting problems in geometry is illustrated in the solution of five problems. (MN)

Describes a hand held calculator exercise for computing the Rydberg Constant accurately. (SL)

The author has selected a number of episodes that illustrate some of the successes and failures of humanity's attempt to find the area of the circle and presents them as problem studies. (MN)

Discusses problems associated with teenage pregnancies. Included is consideration of trends and the impact of this trends in the United States. (SL)

The authors contend that diversion of youth from the juvenile justice system may be seen as potentially dangerous and harmful, and they present several arguments against expansion of diversionary services. (Author)

The authors investigated (1) types of school-related problems viewed by teachers and physicians as areas of mutual concern and (2) major problems in establishing a mutually satisfying relationship between physicians and teachers. (MJB)

When one analyzes the kinds of behaviors that constitute hyperactivity and who is afflicted by hyperactivity, these behaviors can be seen to reflect a social rather than a medical problem. (Author/AM)

The lesson for junior high and secondary social studies classes illustrates the effects of a breakdown in the functioning of one key system in an interdependent network. Based on an airline strike, the activity involves students in identifying the subsystems affected by the strike, devising solutions, and writing business reports about the…

Discusses different roles the problem statement can play in inquiry and some resulting classroom implications. (SL)

A suggested approach to curing our massive social ills is a curriculum division of social problems into: (1) a study of the most significant of these problems (from subject matter and basic democratic principles' approaches); and (2) a problem-solving approach toward controversial issues about which both the public and experts disagree. (MJB)

The field of curriculum is neither ready to identify social problems, nor to discuss them, nor to influence what really happens in the schools, because it has not clarified its own essential nature and functions. (Author/MJB)

Research undertaken in Russia examines how elementary students in experimental and conventional classes assimilate the concept of a problem. The criterion of assimilation is defined as the pupil's application of theoretical knowledge of the problem to the solution of the problem. (Author/RM)

Effects of three intervention procedures were compared in increasing academic achievement and level of appropriate behavior for children with relatively low rates of appropriate behavior. A significant experimental/control group difference, favoring experimentals, was found for reading and math achievement and level of appropriate behavior.…

Suggests that despite assurances of the pollsters that antisemitism is not a serious problem, the Jewish community is gripped by a sense of urgency and uncertainty. (Author/AM)