An investigation of the effect of instruction in the structure of problem-solving strategies on students' performance

• Other Authors: Ghunaym, Ghunaym (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Mathematics > Study and teaching; Problem solving
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_acr1501

"The purpose of this study was to investigate the conjecture that instruction in the strategies of Pattern Discovery, Trial and Error, Working Backward, Contradiction, Substitution, and Use of Diagrams would result in the development of problem-solving ability and that students under this instruction are likely to exhibit better achievement than students who do not receive explicit instruction in problem-solving strategies"--Introduction. === Typescript. === "August, 1985." === "Submitted to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy." === Advisor: Eugene D. Nichols, Professor Directing Dissertation. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-85).