A historical information system
PHILIP G. BARKER · ITNOW · 1976
Of fundamental importance to students, of all disciplines, is an adeptness at problem solving. Consequently, those who are either fully or partly involved as educationists should see their role as being one that involves the teaching of basic problem solving skills. This may be achieved either via a deductive approach or, alternatively, an inductive teaching strategy may be used. The choice will invariably depend upon, amongst other things, the maturity of the student or student group at which the instruction is aimed. Factors such as this are of considerable importance in the design of computer based teaching systems. Considerable research has been undertaken within this area, and the reader is referred to Entwistle and Hounsell [3] for a lead into the relevant literature, particularly the work of Pask. Similarly, there has been much literature, both mathematical and psychological, on the nature of problem solving and how techniques within this area may be researched and transferred to students. The works by Lindsay and Norman [3], [4], Wickelgren [5], Polya [6] and Bitzer [7] will be cited as typical of these.