[Design and Technology] Research on problem solving

[Laurie Collins]

Have a look at the TED website. Lots of really interesting talks on
creativity by top people. Great stuff from Laurie

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People who talk out loud to think through their maths problems are able to
solve them faster and have more chance of getting the right answer, the
research has found. 

In a finding that flies in the face of the old-fashioned theory of studying
in silence, classrooms should be full of the noise of students tackling
their problems out loud. 

"Likewise, drawing or making a pictorial representation relating to the also
contributed to its solution." 

Read the article at:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6866135/Thinking-out-loud-he
lps-solve-problems.html

 

 

 

 

 

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