Using Technological Innovation To Improve the Problem-Solving Skills of Middle School Students: Educators' Experiences with the LEGO Mindstorms Robotic Invention System.

Mauch, Elizabeth

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ERIC Number: EJ622793

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Using Technological Innovation To Improve the Problem-Solving Skills of Middle School Students: Educators' Experiences with the LEGO Mindstorms Robotic Invention System.

Mauch, Elizabeth

Clearing House, v74 n4 p211-14 Mar-Apr 2001

Describes the creation of an innovative problem-solving course for middle school teachers (based on the LEGO Mindstorms Robotic Invention System) intended to use a combination of logic, hands-on experience, and a modicum of trial and error to help middle school students identify the processes behind effectively solving problems. (SR)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Problem Solving, Technological Advancement, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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