If there are nine people in a room and every person shakes hands exactly once with each of the other people, how many handshakes will there be? How can you prove your answer is correct using a model ...

It turns out that teaching kids problem solving may be among the most promising and proven practices to prevent bullying and reduce the odds of victimization. It is a strategy often overlooked, but ...

A new study suggests that educators, particularly in urban schools, should teach elementary school-aged girls problem-solving skills and provide them leadership opportunities as a way to reduce their ...

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 ...

(Next page: Robotics for problem solving tips 2-4) 2.Be specific about what skills and tasks you are grading. Once your students understand that learning with robotics is about trial and error, it is ...

A controversial new movement promoting the "science of math" has come into the math establishment's crosshairs.

The upcoming Designathon will help students devise creative and applicable solutions to everyday problems. The second annual Designathon, hosted by Bruin Entrepreneurs, will be held Saturday in ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article reports on a study that investigated the teaching of mathematical problem solving from a teacher's perspective. The study focused ...

What's the best way to teach problem solving? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by ...

It turns out that teaching kids problem solving may be among the most promising and proven practices to prevent bullying and reduce the odds of victimization. It is a strategy often overlooked, but ...