Many of the teachers and students who have written for this blog have described projects in which students worked in teams to solve problems and produce products. Here is a recent example from a ...

Multiple-choice exams measuring the breadth of students’ content knowledge have hardly disappeared. But the creators of a leading international exam, the U.S. government agency behind “the nation’s ...

Combining aptitude assessments with psychometric evaluations enables organizations to make informed, objective hiring ...

After receiving a $1 million Google grant last year, Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) set out to solve a problem: Find a way to assess soft skills in a credible and tangible way. Soft skills, ...

Background: A Community health assessment (CHA) involves the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in conjunction with other software to analyze health and population data and perform ...

Young adults with cancer who participated in a one-on-one problem-solving intervention experienced improvements in anxiety, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly reshaping education worldwide. While AI tools increasingly support students in ...

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 ...

The harsh reality is that most tools and techniques used today to investigate organizational and programmatic failures, human performance deficiencies, equipment failures and accidents/incidents ...

How would you describe your company’s problem-solving culture? I have asked any number of managers that question; as often as not, it’s received with a blank stare. Most managers haven’t thought about ...

Approximately 500 recruitment emails were sent out for the online survey with a total of 27 responses received (~ 5% response rate). Of the individuals deciding not to respond, some of the reasons ...