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Ross, E. Wayne – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1991
Reviews research on remedial education. Examines three questions: (1) what is known about effective methods of providing remedial instruction; (2) how can student success and/or failure be accounted for; and (3) what instructional strategies are most effective. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style

VanSickle, Ronald L. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1990
Reviews the information-processing approach to problem solving to apply research findings to cooperative problem solving in social studies classes. Provides examples of how experts and novices solved problems in a study on domestic Soviet affairs. Delineates a problem-solving instructional strategy by explaining nine guidelines that employ…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Educational Strategies