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1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
""BOOK COVER""; ""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""I. TEST YOUR MIND�SEE HOW IT WORKS""; ""II. ERRORS IN REASONING""; ""III. PROBLEM-SOLVING METHODS""; ""IV. VERBAL REASONING PROBLEMS""; ""V. SIX MYTHS ABOUT READING""; ""VI. ANALOGIES""; ""VII. WRITING RELATIONSHIP SENTENCES""; ""VIII. HOW TO FORM ANALOGIES""; ""IX. ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND PATTERNS""; ""X. DEDUCTIVE AND HYPOTHETICAL THINKING THROUGH DAYS OF THE WEEK""; ""XI. SOLVING MATHEMATICAL WORD PROBLEMS""; ""XII. THE POST-WASI TEST""; ""XIII. MEETING ACADEMIC AND WORKPLACE STANDARDS: HOW THIS BOOK CAN HELP"" |
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XIV. HOW TO USE PAIR PROBLEM SOLVINGAPPENDIX I. ANSWER KEY -- APPENDIX II. COMPUTE YOUR OWN IQ -- REFERENCES |
| Summary |
This popular book shows students how to increase their power to analyze problems and to comprehend what they read. First, it outlines and illustrates the method that good problem solvers use in attacking complex ideas. Then, it provides practice in applying these methods to a variety of comprehension and reasoning questions. Books on the improvement of thinking processes have tended to be complicated and less than useful, but the authors of this renowned text emphasize a simple but effective approach. The ""Whimbey Method"" of teaching problem solving is now recognized as an invaluable means o. |
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Problem solving -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Comprehension -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Reasoning -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Résolution de problème -- Problèmes et exercices. |
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Compréhension -- Problèmes et exercices. |
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Comprehension |
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Problem solving |
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Reasoning |
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exercise books.
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Problems and exercises
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Problems and exercises.
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Problèmes et exercices.
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| Added Author |
Lochhead, Jack, 1944-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Whimbey, Arthur. Problem solving and comprehension. 6th ed. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999 0805832742 (DLC) 98033156 (OCoLC)40359278 |
| ISBN |
9781135706173 |
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1135706174 |
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0805832742 |
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9780805832747 |
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