Description
Book SynopsisProfessionals who are on the cutting edge of educational computing discuss, in this provocative new book, one of the most exciting prospects of the field--harnessing the power of the computer to enhance the development of problem-solving abilities. Here is everything that educators will need to know to use computers to improve higher level skills such as problem solving and critical thinking. Current aspects of problem-solving theory, a philosophical case for including programming languages in the curriculum, state-of-the-art research on computers and problem solving, and a look at problem-solving software are included in this comprehensive volume. The research and its application to instruction are grounded in problem-solving theory--making this book a unique and critical addition to the existing literature.
Table of ContentsContentsEditorial: Problem Solving as Work of the Future
- Preface
- I: Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives to Problem Solving
- A Brief Review of Developments in Problem Solving
- Problem Solving: A Behavioral Interpretation
- The Erotetic Logic of Problem-Solving Inquiry
- Creative Computer Problem Solving
- A Philosophical Case for Teaching Programming Languages
- II: Research on Computers and Problem Solving
- Computer Programming and Generalized Problem-Solving Skills: In Search of Direction
- The Effect of the BASIC Programming Language on Problem-Solving Skills and Computer Anxiety
- The Comparative Effects of BASIC and Logo Instruction on Problem-Solving Skills
- Intensity of Treatment and Its Relationship to Programming Problem Solving
- Adolescents? Chunking of Computer Programs
- Diagnostic Computer Systems for Arithmetic
- Computer Programming and General Problem Solving by Secondary Students
- III: Problem-Solving Software
- Problem-Solving Software to Implement Curriculum Goals
- Problem-Solving, Writing Theory, and Composing Process Software
- School Science Problem Solving: A Dilemma
- Software in the Mathematics Classroom: Must We Digress?
- Problem Solving and Software Design
