Problem Solving & Comprehension: A Short Course in Analytical Reasoning
This self-study guide to improve analytical thinking skills....is organized and nicely written.—The Mathematics TeacherThe book is excellent!—Curriculum ServicesThis book is designed to help readers increase analysis skills for analytical problems and reading comprehension. Topics range from problem solving to analogies and from deductive reasoning to mathematical word problems.'—Curriculum ResourcesThis book engages thinking. The 'Think Aloud' method featured here helps readers become more aware of how they think and provides models of expert thinking, as well. By so doing, it assists them to actively construct and refine their own skills of problem solving and reasoning. Happily, this method is also applicable to a wide range of other cognitive tasks or skills and can be applied productively to classroom instruction at intermediate and secondary school levels.—Barry K. BeyerProfessor Emeritus, Graduate School of Education, George Mason UniversityThis classic of the practical art of thinking offers abundant examples and savvy tips to sharpen students' minds.—David PerkinsHarvard UniversityPraise for previous editions ofProblem Solving and Comprehension:Problem Solving and Comprehensionhas proven invaluable to our students in learning to talk and work through algebraic problems in math and analogies in English.—Alice L. JoosensReading Resource Specialist