Novice programmers have difficulty developing an algorithmic solution while simultaneously obeying the syntactic constraints of the target programming language. To see how students fare in algorithmic problem solving when not burdened by syntax, we conducted an experiment in which a large class

Abstract The environmental sciences/studies movement, with more than 1000 programs at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, is unified by a common interest—ameliorating environmental problems through empirical enquiry and analytic judgment. Unfortunately, environmental programs

Practical suggestions for possible remediation strategies for problem-solving skills Many educators intuitively feel that "problem solving is prob-ably the single most important basic skill " (Cowan and Clary 1978). Yet, little has been written to assist teachers or parents

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. This paper is available in French under the title: La littératie, la capacité de calculer et les compétences en résolution de problèmes des jeunes Canadiens. Paper

Teaching students to think mathematically or to apply mathematics to the solution of real-world problems has become a national priority. This paper explores a method of developing the basic problem-solving skills in a remedial mathematics course at the college freshman level. The first part

designed to improve instruction at the K-12 level. Unified Modeling Language (UML) represents the “vehicle ” through which we propose to improve students ’ problem-solving and critical thinking skills. This project focuses on improving students’ analytical and problem-solving skills by working with in

A pretest-posttest control group design was employed to assess the leadership and problem-solving skills of participants in a statewide community leadership development program. Quantitative data and analysis revealed that significant changes had resulted from the program. Qualitative data

to introductory computer literacy skills and simple computer programming exercises for an entire year in a microcomputer laboratory, while the second group was not given computer instruction. The results indicate that the students exposed to computers show increased problem solving ability and that there are some

Classroom response systems, or clickers, have become pedagogical staples of the undergraduate science curriculum at many universities. In this study, the effectiveness of clickers in promoting problem-solving skills in a genetics class was investigated. Students were presented with prob-lems