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Brainstorming - Generating Many Radical Ideas - Mind Tools

By NA - Brainstorming is an excellent way of developing many creative solutions to a problem. It works by focusing on a problem, and then coming up with very many radical solutions to it. Ideas should deliberately be as broad and odd as possible, and should be developed as fast as possible. Brainstorming is a lateral thinking process (see the introduction to this chapter for further information) - it is designed to help you break out of your thinking patterns into new ways of looking at things. (Added: 4-Aug-2003 Hits: 2110 )

Five Steps to Solve Mathematical Problems

By Debbie Despirit - Students need to be taught problem solving strategies to dissect a math problem. Teach five simple steps to assist the student in solving a math problem. (Added: 12-Dec-2006 Hits: 881 )

Problem Solving Theory - Newell & Simon

By NA - The General Problem Solver (GPS) was a theory of human problem solving stated in the form of a simulation program (Ernst & Newell, 1969; Newell & Simon, 1972). This program and the associated theoretical framework had a significant impact on the subsequent direction of cognitive psychology. It also introduced the use of productions as a method for specifying cognitive models. The theoretical framework was information processing and attempted to explain all behavior as a function of memory operations, control processes and rules (Added: 5-Aug-2003 Hits: 3692 )

Changing The Hand You're Dealt: Better Designs Through Problem Redefinition

By Payson Hall - By changing aspects of the problem, see how the author reduced the complexity of his solution without sacrificing functionality or changing the underlying system behavior. You may want to try his technique. (Added: 16-Jan-2007 Hits: 480 )

Problem Solving

By Hidetoshi Shibata - Problem Solving is very important but problem solvers often misunderstand it. This report proposes the definition of problems, terminology for Problem Solving and useful Problem Solving patterns. (Added: 16-Jan-2007 Hits: 777 )

Mathematics Through Problem Solving

By Margarat Taplin - Problem solving is an important component of mathematics education because it is the single vehicle which seems to be able to achieve at school level all three of the values of mathematics listed at the outset of this article: functional, logical and aesthetic. Let us consider how problem solving is a useful medium for each of these. (Added: 12-Dec-2006 Hits: 520 )

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