Using Riddles and Interactive Computer Games to Teach Problem-Solving Skills

Author: Doolittle, John H.

Description: Cognitive flexibility, which is defined as the ability to generate several categories of possible solutions, is identified as the most critical aspect of creativity training. Word tables, interactive computer games, and riddles are used to develop cognitive flexibility. Preliminary results from analyses with quasi-experimental designs provide promising evidence that these methods are effective in enhancing creative and other forms of critical thought in college students.

Subject headings: Cognitive flexibility; Creativity; Critical thought; College students; Teaching; Problem-solving

Publication year: 1995

Journal or book title: Teaching of Psychology

Volume: 22

Issue: 1

Pages: 33-36

Find the full text: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/s15328023top2201_10

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Serial number: 4023

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