Background: The ability to solve problems is of special concern for professionals who are interested in helping others create solutions to problems that are particularly troublesome Objective: This paper evaluates the effects of an interactive problem solving training program on first-line nurse managers’ self-reported problem solving skills. Methodology: The data for this evaluation study was ...

Most law school mediation courses teach a set of problem-solving skills that are seen as useful in lawyering and that are also taught in other lawyering skills courses. By contrast, some mediation courses present a relatively new approach called “transformative mediation” and teach a different set of skills focused primarily on “interactional support” rather than on problem solving. This Articl...

The "testing effect" refers to the finding that after an initial study opportunity, testing is more effective for long-term retention than restudying. The testing effect seems robust and is a finding from the field of cognitive science that has important implications for education. However, it is unclear whether this effect also applies to the acquisition of problem-solving skills, which is imp...

The topic emphasized here advances the idea of education for sustainable development that empowers learners to be globally competent and competitive professionals. The author concentrates attention on the thinking skills we would like our students to exhibit when addressing unstructured problems, emphasizing the issue of metacognitive instruction, which helps to translate general directions of ...

Critical thinking is a learned skill that requires instruction and practice. Business education instructors at both the secondary and post-secondary levels can enhance students’ critical thinking skills by (1) using instructional strategies that actively engage students in the learning process rather than relying on lecture and rote memorization, (2) focusing instruction on the process of learn...

This paper describes a project that proposes a strategy to address the weaknesses in students abilities for abstract thinking and generic problem-solving skills. We suggest focusing on problemsolving skills outside textual programing by developing settings where descriptions of algorithmic solutions can be performed by physical and concrete constructions. It is a response to the decreasing perf...

Impairment of social functioning has been considered characteristic of schizophrenia. According to current studies, poor social functioning is a prodromal and residual feature of schizophrenia, and people with schizophrenia who have poor social functioning are more vulnerable to relapses and a poor outcome. Social cognitive problem solving (SCPS) has been hypothesized to be related to social fu...

This paper describes the design of a system that simulates a human student learning to prove tneorems in logic by interacting with a curriculum designed to teach those skills. The paper argues that sequences in this curriculum use instructional strateu, and that the student recognizgs these strategies in driving the learning process.

BACKGROUND Problem based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that utilizes problems or cases as a context for students to acquire problem solving skills. It promotes communication skills, active learning, and critical thinking skills. It encourages peer teaching and active participation in a group. METHODS It was a cross-sectional study conducted at Al Nafees Medical College, Isra Uni...