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The Mealworm Puzzle

Module 1: How People Reason

Some experimenters wanted to test the response of mealworms to light and moisture. To do this they set up four boxes as shown in the diagram below. They used lamps for light sources and constantly watered pieces of paper in the boxes for moisture. In the center of each box they placed 20 mealworms. One day later they returned to count the number of mealworms that had crawled to the different ends of the boxes.

The Islands Puzzle

Module 1: How People Reason

The puzzle is about Islands A, B, C and D in the ocean. People have been traveling among these islands by boat for many years, but recently an airline started in business. Carefully read the clues about possible plane trips at present. The trips maybe direct or include stops and plane changes on an island. When a trip is possible, it can be made in either direction between the islands. You may make notes or marks on the map to help use the clues.

The Mr. Short / Mr. Tall Puzzle

Module 1: How People Reason

The figure below is called Mr. Short. We used large round buttons laid side-by-side to measure Mr. Short's height, starting from the floor between his feet and going to the top of his head. His height was four buttons. Then we took a similar figure called Mr. Tall and measured it in the same way with the same buttons. Mr. Tall was six buttons high.

The Treasure Hunt Puzzle

Module 1: How People Reason

At the beginning of his novel The Hamlet, William Falconer mentions a legend of a treasure buried on an old plantation. Readers expect, naturally, that before the novel ends there will be a search for the treasure, and and Faulkner does not disappoint them.

Four major characters are soon introduced: Will, who is chief landowner thereabouts; Jody, Will's son and heir-apparent; Flem, a shrewd fellow working for Will; and Ratliff, an itinerant sewing machine salesman.

Faulkner had to decide who among these four characters would be "in on" the hunt for the buried treasure. Someday you may read the novel …

Module 3 - Formal Reasoning Patterns: Introduction

Module 3: Formal Reasoning Patterns

In Piaget's theory, concrete operational reasoning is characterized by patterns of serial ordering, simple classification, conservation reasoning, and other operations applied to objects that a person is able to observe or manipulate directly. Formal reasoning patterns include these operations but go beyond them to utilize other processes in situations where one does not deal with tangible objects. Formal patterns often involve proportional reasoning, separation of variables, and combinatorial reasoning.

The film "Formal Reasoning Patterns" Davidson Films, 1976) will enable you to watch two interviews (Dr. Karplus and Dr. Peterson) working with several secondary school students who exhibit concrete or formal …

U.S., European Cancer Educators Gather In Birmingham For Meeting, Staff

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Executive Council Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss banquet, website, plus/minus grading protest, Walk-Out Western and seating chart for SGA.

Seconds, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Seconds newsletter.

Second Majors And Minors, Jean-Paul Carton

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Scholar At Risk Joins Faculty, Rachel Hatch

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Ccu Newsletter, October 8, 2007, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

10-08-2007 Octp And Swosu Officials Reviewteacher Ed Programs, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2007

Ted Gillespie (middle) and Linda Reid of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation met with Dr. Dennis Gentry (left), chair of the SWOSU Department of Education, and Dr. Chad Kinder (right), associate dean of the SWOSU School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, to review SWOSU's programs.

The Chanticleer, 2007-10-08, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

2007 October 08 - Staff Senate Agenda And Minutes, Staff Senate, East Tennessee State University

Staff Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 14, October 8, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

2007 October 8 - Faculty Senate Agenda, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

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Uab Establishes Research Initiative For Aging Minorities, Staff

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10-08-2007 October Employee Spotlight At Swosu, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2007

Cris Hawkins and Zack Saunders are the employees in the spotlight for the month of October at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

10-08-2007 Counselors Win Scholarships Forschools At Swosu Program, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2007

Winners from Western Oklahoma are (second person from left): Karen Gracey, Sweetwater; Cathy Crowell, Cyril; Sherry Nutley, Elk City; and Jill Henderson, Sentinel. Pictured with the counselors are SWOSU Admissions & Recruitment Office employees Shamus Moore (left) and (far right) Rebecca Manney and Todd Boyd.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, October 8, 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 11, October 8, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Pianist To Play Guest Recital, Heather Lindquist

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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October 8, 2007 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Students To Celebrate 2007 Homecoming With Green Hotdogs, Titan Spirit, Jessica Block

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, October 8, 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Uab Focuses On Primary Care This Week, Experts Available For Interviews, Staff

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Uab Students Organize Lectures, Raise Awareness About Primary Care, Staff

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Mind Your Accent, Zahid Ali

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

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Strategic Planning Steering Committee Meeting Summary, October 24, 2007, Uno Strategic Planning Steering Committee

Steering Committee

Strategic Planning Steering Committee Summary, October 24, 2004.

Module 0: Orientation - Overview

Module 0: Orientation

Welcome to the Workshop on College Teaching and the Development of Reasoning. This Orientation Module describes the overall program for the sessions.