Problem Solving Bibliography
Problem Solving Bibliography
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Patterns of Pro+lem Sol,ing, %& 'o#"e (. )u%in#tein and *ri# ). (ir#ten%er$ (+renti!e ,all-
2nd edition, .anuar& 1/, 1990)
Audience: Post-secondary science and technology students
Cost: $101
(or u#e a# a #u11lement or !ore text in !our#e# "i!" re!o$ni2e 1ro%lem #olvin$ a# an im1ortant
%a#i# for #!ien!e edu!ation. Broad in #!o1e and !om1re"en#ive in !overa$e, t"i# !la##i!
ex1loration of t"e !on!e1t# and met"od# of 1ro%lem #olvin$ offer# a %alan!ed examination of
3ualitative tool#, 3uantitative tool#, and "uman value# 4 and t"eir role in t"e 1ro%lem #olvin$
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$once-tual Bloc.+usting' ( "uide to Better Ideas, %& .ame# @. Adam# (+er#eu# Boo7#
Arou1- 4t" edition, B!to%er 2?, 2001)
Audience: General readership of professionals and students
Cost: $16.95
A 1o1ular $uide to !reative t"in7in$ and 1ro%lem #olvin$, inte$ratin$ in#i$"t# from t"e orld# of
1#&!"olo$&, en$ineerin$, mana$ement, art, and 1"ilo#o1"&. .ame# Adam# identifie# t"e 7e&
%lo!7# (1er!e1tual, emotional, !ultural, environmental, intelle!tual, and ex1re##ive) t"at 1revent
#tudent# and ot"er# from reali2in$ t"e full 1otential of t"eir mind#. =m1lo&in$ un!onventional
exer!i#e# and ot"er intera!tive element#, Adam# demon#trate# "o to over!ome t"e#e %lo!7#,
em%ra!e alternative a&# of t"in7in$ a%out !om1lex 1ro%lem#, and t"in7 in more !reative a&#.
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Strategies for $reati,e Pro+lem Sol,ing, %& ,. S!ott (o$ler and Steven =. @eBlan! (+renti!e
,all +5)- 2nd edition, Se1tem%er 0, 2007)
Audience: Post-secondary students ne! professionals and practitioners
Cost: $"5
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and 1re#ent# a #erie# of $raduated exer!i#e# 4 dran from a variet& of indu#trial a11li!ation# 4
to familiari2e, reinfor!e, !"allen$e, and #tret!" #tudent# !reativel& in t"e 1ro%lem #olvin$
1ro!e##. @ead# reader# #te1-%&-#te1 t"rou$" a !om1lete 1ro%lem-#olvin$ 1ro!e## 4 from
en!ounterin$ an ill-defined 1ro%lem to 1lannin$ a ro%u#t a11roa!", !arr&in$ it t"rou$" to a via%le
#olution, and t"en evaluatin$ "at "a# %een a!!om1li#"ed
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Strategies for $reati,e Pro+lem Sol,ing' Interacti,e $om-uter Modules, %& ,. S!ott (o$ler
and Steven =. @eBlan!
Audience: #upple$entary resource for students and instructors
Cost: %&''
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Pro)le$ #ol(ing CE-)B', %ut are al#o freel& availa%le to donload from t"e e%#ite. 5"e
*C'# offer 1arti!i1ator& 1ro%lem #olvin$ a!tivitie# for #tudent#, intended to #u11lement t"e text.
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Pro+lem0Based Learning 1PBL2 $learing *ouse (Dniver#it& of Eelaare)
Audience: 'ducators of post-secondary students
Cost: %&''
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%a#ed learnin$. 5"e 1ro%lem# and arti!le# are 1eer revieed %& +B@ ex1ert# in t"e di#!i1linar&
!ontent area#. 5ea!"in$ note# and #u11lemental material# a!!om1an& ea!" 1ro%lem, 1rovidin$
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Audience: Co$$unity college educators
Cost: %&''
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5"e#e mea#ura%le out!ome# relate to five $eneral edu!ation area# in "i!" #tudent# are ex1e!ted
to "ave !om1eten!& %& t"e !om1letion of an a##o!iate de$ree. Bne #e!tion of t"e ru%ri! (on +a$e
5) i# !alled, F+ro%lem Solvin$ and Criti!al 5"in7in$.F 5"i# ru%ri! !ould %e u#ed not Gu#t for
$eneral edu!ation out!ome# %ut !ould %e modified for u#e in a #1e!ifi! 1ro%lem-#olvin$ !our#e.
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