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ERIC Number: EJ300382
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Woods, D. R.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v13 n6 p467-72 May 1984
Describes the Whimbey-Lochhead approach to help students develop problem-solving skills, providing instructions for using the approach in instructional programs. Includes a list of 70 tactics or heuristics used (or misused) in problem solving. Other ideas and information from books and articles on problem solving are included. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Heuristics, Higher Education, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Instruction, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Whimbey Pair Method