Ebook: Problem Solving & Comprehension : a Short Course in Analytical Reasoning
Author: Lochhead Jack, Narode Ronald, Whimbey Arthur
- Tags: Comprehension -- Problems exercises etc., Problem solving -- Problems exercises etc., Reasoning -- Problems exercises etc.
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Taylor and Francis
- City: Hoboken
- Edition: 6th ed
- Language: English
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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 Read more...
Abstract: 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