Problem solving and comprehension /

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Author / Creator:Whimbey, Arthur.
Edition:6th ed.
Imprint:New York : Routledge, 2010.
Description:1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13618867
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Other authors / contributors:Lochhead, Jack, 1944-
ISBN:9781135706173
1135706174
0805832742
9780805832747
9780805832747
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Whimbey, Arthur. Problem solving and comprehension. 6th ed. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999 0805832742