Conquer Thinking Skills & Heuristics: A 6-Book Series

This comprehensive series is designed to help students master the essential skills and strategies required for problem-solving. Each of the six books in the Conquer Thinking Skills & Heuristics series introduces different cognitive skills and progressively builds upon them to enhance problem-solving abilities.

Thinking Skills Covered:
Analysing Parts and Wholes: Understanding the components and their relationships.
Comparing: Identifying similarities and differences between concepts.
Classifying: Organizing information into categories.
Identifying Patterns and Relationships: Recognizing recurring structures and connections.
Deduction: Drawing conclusions based on general principles.
Induction: Inferring broader conclusions from specific instances.
Spatial Visualisation: Mentally manipulating shapes and objects.
Heuristics (Problem-Solving Strategies):
Act It Out: Role-playing to visualize and explore solutions.
Draw a Diagram/Model: Visual representation to clarify the problem.
Look for a Pattern: Identifying trends or regularities to simplify the problem.
Work Backwards: Starting from the solution and moving backwards to the problem.
Make a List/Table: Organizing information to find patterns or solutions.
Guess and Check: Trying possible solutions and adjusting based on feedback.
Before-After: Comparing changes before and after an action or event.
Make Suppositions: Assuming certain conditions to test possible solutions.
Use Equations: Applying mathematical formulas to solve problems.
Benefits for Students:
This series is designed to help students:

Understand the problem clearly: What am I asked to find?
Utilize the information provided: What do I know?
Think of possible strategies: Have I encountered similar problems?
Select the right approach: Which strategy works best?
Solve the problem step by step: How do I proceed?
Verify the solution: Is it logical and reasonable?
The series includes practice questions after every skill set, along with three levels of review (easy, intermediate, challenging) for comprehensive assessment. The worked solutions demonstrate the practical application of the strategies taught. This invaluable resource helps students master problem-solving techniques and boost their analytical abilities.