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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Problem-Solving styles"”.
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Mathematical problem-solving styles in the education of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals
This study explored the mathematical problem-solving styles of middle school and high school deaf and hard-of-hearing students and the mathematical problem-solving styles of the mathematics teachers of middle school and high school deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The research involved 45 deaf …
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The Radicalness of Employee Ideas: An Interactive Model of Co-Worker Networks and Problem-Solving Styles
Conclusions of the study are limited by modest convergence among the two measures of radicalness, and by different network positions sharing significant amounts of variance. Yet the study clearly demonstrates that employee social structure is related to the initiation of organizational innovations, …
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Determining the influence on technology integration by the problem solving styles of instructors of history, classics and humanities courses
… instruction. This study looked at how individual problem solving styles of instructors influenced the level at which they integrated new Internet technologies in their instruction. Data was collected using an instrument based on Rieber and Welliver's hierarchy of technology integration and from …
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The Effects of a Technological Problem Solving Activity on FIRST LEGO League Participants' Problem Solving Style and Performance
… investigated the effects of a technological problem solving activity, specifically the 2004 No Limits FIRST™ LEGO™ League Robotics Challenge, on student participants' problem solving styles and performances. Previous research suggested that problem solving styles and performances could be …
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Religious Problem-Solving and Explanatory Style: Relationships Between Religious Coping and Pessimism
… study examines the relationships among religious problem-solving style, explanatory or attributional style, and dispositional optimism-pessimism. It also seeks to determine the degree to which these styles predict depressive symptoms. Ninety-three students enrolled in psychology classes received …
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Jhakris and the urban Nepali conflict : chaos and confusion
… The data were analyzed by using a conflict styles framework. Westernized members of urban Nepali society ranked high on the Competing conflict style and the Jhakri community ranked high in Compromise and Problem-Solving styles. The perceived grievances of each group were summarized and it …
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Supporting Weight Loss Maintenance: The Role of Planning, Problem Solving and Recommendations for Future Interventions
… maintainers engaged in more planful (rational) problem solving styles, and exhibited less impulsive and less avoidant problem solving styles. Qualitatively, maintainers constructed more plans and showed more accepting and forgiving attitudes in the face of mistakes or lapses than did their …
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Religious Problem Solving and Coping with End Stage Renal Disease
… it examined the moderating effects of three styles of religious problem-solving on the relationship between the ESRD couple/family stressors and strains and the outcome variables. Data included a sample of two hundred subjects and their spouses. Subjects were recruited from seven dialysis …
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An analysis of the relationship between analyst-user cognitive style differences and user resistance to information systems
… chief of which was the differences in cognitive problem-solving styles between systems developers (analysts) and users. In addition, associations were tested between user resistance and the following: system accuracy, system reliability, the analyst's attitude, the analyst-user relationship, …
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Exploring Problem-Solving Preferences, Expressed Identity, Identity Integration, and Coping Behavior of Evalpreneurs in the United States: A Phenomenography Study
… prominence, little research examines how their problem-solving styles intersect with other aspects of their expressed identities within their evaluation consulting work. Exploring this integration is crucial for understanding the underlying factors that shape their decision-making, leadership, …
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Examining Relationships Between Problem-Solving Style and the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Leveraging Adaption-Innovation Theory to Support Autistic Adults in the Workplace
… characteristics may originate from distinct problem-solving styles that could offer insights into how autistic individuals engage in team environments. This study examined the relationship between problem-solving style, as measured by Kirton’s Adaption-Innovation (KAI) Theory, and autistic …
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Applying a Cognitive Lens to the Exploration of Social Mobility for African American Men: A Phenomenological Study
… to a traditionally marginalized group. Cognitive problem solving styles, decision making, performed behaviors, and diverse social interactions were explored within the context of negotiating overarching stereotypes, overcoming barriers, making good decisions, and persisting towards social …
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SOCIAL PROBLEM-SOLVING, NEGATIVE AFFECT, AND SMOKING URGE REACTIVITY DURING BASELINE CUE EXPOSURE
… for potential relationships between social problem-solving, negative affect, and smoking urges during a baseline smoking cue exposure trial. Methods: aA part of a larger cessation study. 51 male and 50 female physically inactive, sedentary smokers with the intention to quit smoking, and …
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An Exploration of the Relationship between International Students and Their Advisors in U.S. Higher Education Institution
… with their academic advisors to solve a definite problem. Dependence on the academic advisor is much more when the advisee is international. Keeping these points in mind, one of the factors that might impact academic environment for an international student is the bonding that they share with …
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Perinatal psychological distress in the South African context: The road to task shifting evidence based interventions
… well as the preliminary responses to an adapted Problem Solving Therapy (PST) intervention to treat psychological distress. Given the large treatment gap that exists in public mental health, support for task shifting evidence based mental health treatments is growing. However, the gaps in our …