Strategic problem solving is a critical business skill, for both management and front-line workers. For management, a large portion of strategic problem solving involves predicting problems that ...

In an ideal world, problems would melt away. But this side of the rainbow, we’re left to solve them on our own. Fortunately, problem-solving skills are not difficult to attain once we know how to ...

The SOF International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) is a premier annual math competition for students in Classes 1 to 12.

Traditionally, people in the business world laud entrepreneurs as visionaries—risk-takers, lone wolves with audacious ideas. Risk-taking, ambition and resilience are vital parts of becoming an ...

Solving problems isn't just good for math tests and jigsaw puzzles. The skill could land you your dream job. In fact, a 2019 survey of more than 3,000 employers found that more than 91% of employers ...

Prior research has shown that tutored problem solving with intelligent software tutors is an effective instructional method, and that worked examples are an effective complement to this kind of ...

Home Paper: Understanding student use of worked examples to support problem solving via real-time measurements of problem-solving events 9. Crawford, M. and Berger, E. (2017). Understanding student ...

Dr. Jacobs’ primary research interests are in classroom teaching, teacher and student learning, and teacher professional development. Most recently, Dr. Jacobs has helped to develop and study the ...