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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"problem-solving approach"”.
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Treatment of suicide ideators: a problem-solving approach
… designed to reduce suicidal ideations: social problem-solving therapy and supportive therapy. Social problem-solving therapy is based on research indicating that suicidal individuals have deficits in problem-solving skills in general and in interpersonal problem-solving skills, in particular. …
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Gifted Students in Mathematics: A Problem Solving Approach to Enrichment
… students are exposed to less challenging problems than those in other countries and, as a result, are falling behind in academic performance (Ross, 1993). This curriculum is designed to supplement the existing Geometry curriculum by offering eight unique, challenging problems that can be …
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A Problem Solving Approach to Enterprise FileVault 2 Management and Integration
<p>Consumer technology adoption into large enterprise environments is occurring at an unprecedented rate. Employees require the flexibility and efficiency of using operating systems, computers, and mobility products they are familiar with and that enable their productivity. Due to this industry …
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Descriptive Analysis of a Problem-Solving Approach to the Teaching of Critical Thinking With Primary Children
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Effects of the Problem-Solving Approach on Achievement, Retention, and Attitudes of Vocational Agriculture Students in Illinois
… of this study was to compare the effects of the problem solving approach and the subject matter approach to teaching a selected problem area of vocational agriculture. Student achievement, retention, and attitudes toward the teaching method were used as criteria to determine the effectiveness of …
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The Collaborative Problem-Solving Approach with Traumatized Children: Its Effectiveness in the Reduction of Locked Seclusion in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting
… evaluated the effectiveness of the Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) approach as a less restrictive behavioral intervention on an inpatient child psychiatric unit with children ages 5-12 years that introduced the CPS approach during a nine month performance improvement project from July 1, 2006 …
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The educational psychologist as a consultant : an evaluation of a systematic problem-solving approach in the junior-primary section of a school hostel
… model was explored, using the systemic problem-solving methodologies developed in Britain by Burden (1978, 1981, 1983) and Checkland (1981). It is argued that, in addition to the traditional role of the educational psychologist as a child and family psychologist, the role of the …
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To what extent can an embedded problem-solving approach to teaching computer programming deliver a learning experience which meets learner and industry recruiter expectations?
… of computer programming has continually proven problematic. Even graduate software developers are often considered ill-equipped for industry.<br/>The purpose of the research project was to determine whether the personality and problem-solving skills of novice programmers could determine …
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Primary teachers' recontextualization of a curriculum innovation in Uganda
… of teachers' recontextualizations of the 'problem solving approach', a pedagogic approach prescribed for teaching primary school science by Uganda's official curriculum. It describes how sixteen teachers, located in eight primary schools, interpret and enact the pedagogic prescriptions of …
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Effective use of multimedia in the classroom: Enhancing third grade science curriculum
… that integrates the use of technology in the problem-solving approach and the development of information literacy skills.</p>
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Exploring the gender gap in Tanzanian secondary school mathematics classrooms
… Because formative assessment (FA) practices and problem solving approach (PSA) have been shown to improve the performance of lower achievers, the integration of FA and PSA framework guided the data collection methods in this dissertation study. I sought to answer the following two research …
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Human-Centered Communication Technologies to Enhance Tutoring
… variables associated with tutoring assistance: problem analyzability, communication media, and learning feedback cues. A four-phase problem solving approach was used in all trials. The communication media consisted of collocated communication, email, a chatroom, and video teleconferencing. The …
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Engaging young people in democracy
… while not conclusive, suggest this community problem solving approach may encourage its participants to engage in other civic and political activities. The paper also discusses the benefits that organizations and communities receive when young people participate in this way, and provides …
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Story-enabled hypothetical reasoning
… heuristics for evaluating personality fit, and a problem-solving approach for evaluating moral character. Together, they take Genesis's story understanding capabilities to another level and advance our understanding of human intelligence.
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Implementation of Response to Intervention as an Alternative Approach to Specific Learning Disability Determination: What Happens When Theory Meets Practice?
… has been modified to allow for a more flexible problem-solving approach commonly labeled "Response to Intervention." Due to a 2007 policy statement from the State Department of Education, a large, urban school district mandated the development of a Response to Intervention (RTI) system for SLD …
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Effects of integrating cognitive apprenticeship instructional methods into the community college writing classroom
… into community college writing instruction--a problem solving approach (see Flower, 1993; Flower & Hayes, 1980) using think aloud modeling (Collins, Brown, & Holum, 1991; Schoenfeld, 1985). Nine intact classes were randomly assigned to treatments and control groups; data included ACT's …
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An impact assessment of alternative access roads to the Mohale Dam, Lesotho
… be bridged by more effective procedures. Faulty problem formulation In this dissertation it is mooted that conventional lA , procedures, including the 1992 Integrated Environmental Management procedure, pay inadequate attention to the formulation of problems. There is a danger that lAs may focus …
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A Framework Roadmap For Implementing Lean Six Sigma In Local Governmental Entities
Lean Six Sigma is an approach focused on improving quality, reducing variation and eliminating waste in an organization. The concept of combining the principles and tools of Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma has occurred in the literature over the last several years. The majority of Lean Six Sigma …
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Optimization of material flow by lean tools and RFID integration into a vendor-involved eKanban system
… a leading global manufacturing company, identify problems and gaps in its process, and leverage lean manufacturing methodologies and RFID technology to optimize the material flow of an electronic Kanban (eKanban) system that involves third-party vendors. This thesis outlines a systematic …
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