Teaching Problem Solving in Vocational Education

ISBN-13: 9780415092463 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 224 str.

Rebecca Soden;Soden Rebecca

Opis

An important aim for vocational education and training in both the school and past-school sector is the development of thinking skills, which are necessary for the flexible and adaptable performance of work tasks. Problem-solving skills are among the key competences which make up the new vocational qualifications, and this book is designed to offer guidelines to teachers and lecturers involved in teaching those skills.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Thinking matters at work; Chapter 2 Learning to solve problems and learning as problem solving; Chapter 3 Information matters in learning and problem solving; Chapter 4 Learning to learn for problem solving; Chapter 5 Teaching mental procedures for problem solving; Chapter 6 Writing instructional plans – conventional and dual-focus; Chapter 7 Transfer and assessment; Chapter 8 Problem solving in kitchens; Chapter 9 Problem solving in sequential logic, transposition of formulae, applied chemistry and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation; Chapter 10 A problem-solving approach in basic principles of accounting;

O autorze

Soden, Rebecca