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Math problems can be engaging and thought-provoking with the right instructional strategies Problem solving is one of today’s top skills—students who apply problem-solving strategies in the classroom ...

This article provides an outline of an instructional design strategy for improving problem-solving performance in a variety of domains. The strategy emerges from a series of instructional improvement ...

In business, some problems are easy, some are hard, and some are so complex, intractable and threatening to organizations — or entire industries — that they are best described as “wicked.” To the ...

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Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

Age-related changes in children's use, self report, and awareness of verbal problem-solving strategies (private speech) and strategy effectiveness were explored with a large (N = 2,156) ...

Strategy execution has always been notoriously difficult. Over the past four decades, scholars and consultancies have published numerous studies on failure rates, reasons for failure, and the most ...

Deciding on hormone-replacement therapy – weighing the far-reaching benefits and risks – can give a woman a headache. Now researchers say estrogen may dictate what problem-solving strategies the brain ...

Melinda Gates knows how to get things done. As one of the world's most powerful women, Gates runs The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. At its helm, Gates has invested in fighting diseases and ...

Problem solving is one of today’s top skills—students who apply problem-solving strategies in the classroom are building important talents for college and the workforce. The math classroom is one of ...