Traditional university lectures are likely not an effective way to help post-secondary students acquire problem-solving skills. In a recent study, researchers developed a testing system to measure the ...

A new approach to solving the problem of school timetabling, known as a GRASP, has been developing by researchers in Brazil. A new approach to solving the problem of school timetabling, known as a ...

Imagine Jo: Everyone in Jo's life recognizes her as an outstanding problem solver. She's the type of person who seems capable ...

A problem doesn't last a lifetime. But how you deal with it can make it linger for years without resolution. In my studies about the topic, I've identified that, in addition to everything that ...

With as many problems as we are all faced with in our work and life, it seems as if there is never enough time to solve each one without dealing with some adversity along the way. Problems keep ...

Creating a start-up, or managing any business, is all about problem solving. Some people are good at it and some are not—independent of their IQs or academic credentials (there may even be an inverse ...

With research, grant writing, and myriad other commitments, chemistry faculty who also have heavy teaching loads may find it tempting to turn to the same lecture notes they’ve been using year after ...

While the majority of previous STEM classes relied on passive, traditional lectuing, the Freeform classroom model continues to diverge away from this strategy. The Freeform classroom model highly ...

Problem-solving skills are at the top of everybody’s list of what makes for a great leader. The mindset is that if you can solve problems, you’re going to go far. But in reality, only people who solve ...