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Problem solving IV: strategies for problem solving

Sayonara Salvador Cabral da Costa, Marco Antônio Moreira · SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 1997

The subject models contributes towards an innovative psychological reflection on human cognition. This subject has apeeared frequency in science education research studies, but with different meanings. Thus, the use of the term model, in its distinct meanings, is an interesting research topic. In this paper we outline a table of the uses and meanings of models in the international literature in science education. Starting with a preliminar definition of model as a representation of an idea, object, event, process or system, we analyze a sample of four journals published in English, with internation circulation, focusing only on research in science education, from 1986 to 1996, and we elaborated a system of categories regarding the meanings of models found in this literature. The categories mental model, meta-model and modeling as instructional goal are then examined with the purpose of showing their time evolution. The discussion of the findings points towards present and future trends, which emphasize, the search for new theoretical frameworks, in order to understand and explain the teaching and learning process in science education (directing to the mental model and meta-model categories) and, on the other hand, to develop and implement pedagogical strategies (that appears in the category modeling as instructional goal).

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Problem solving IV : strategies for problem solving

Sayonara Salvador Cabral da Costa, Marco Antonio Moreira · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · 1997

Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura na área de resolução de problemas, particularmente em Física, enfocando estratégias sugeridas para facilitar a atividade de resolver problemas. Foram analisados 28 artigos em termos de base teórica - estratégias/metodologia de pesquisa - resultados, o quais foram organizados em uma tabela que serviu de base para uma síntese feita pelos autores. Este trabalho é o último de uma série de quatro artigos de revisão abordando diferentes aspectos do tema resolução de problemas.

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Problem Solving

Laurence Lieberman, Darryl Alan Newberger · Journal of Learning Disabilities · 1982

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Problem Solving

Zygmunt Pizlo · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2022

Intelligent mental representations of physical, cognitive and social environments allow humans to navigate enormous search spaces, whose sizes vastly exceed the number of neurons in the human brain. This allows us to solve a wide range of problems, such as the Traveling Salesperson Problem, insight problems, as well as mathematics and physics problems. As an area of research, problem solving has steadily grown over time. Researchers in Artificial Intelligence have been formulating theories of problem solving for the last 70 years. Psychologists, on the other hand, have focused their efforts on documenting the observed behavior of subjects solving problems. This book represents the first effort to merge the behavioral results of human subjects with formal models of the causative cognitive mechanisms. The first coursebook to deal exclusively with the topic, it provides a main text for elective courses and a supplementary text for courses such as cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

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PROBLEM SOLVING?

Peter K. Manning · Criminology & Public Policy · 2005

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Problem Solving

2015

Primary goal of physics course is to teach problem solving Use the concepts of physics to answer a question when you don’t already know the solution

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Problem Solving

Jacqueline P. Leighton, Oksana I. Babenko · The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology · 2010

Abstract A problem is a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved. For example, if you accidentally lock your car keys inside the car, the problem is how to get home or wherever you need to go without access to the car. Problem solving is the goal‐driven process of changing one state of difficulty into a state that does not include the source of difficulty (Simon, 1999). The state without the source of difficulty is the desirable state. According to Sternberg and colleagues (e.g., Pretz, Naples, & Sternberg, 2003, pp. 4–5) and others (Bransford & Stein, 1993; Hayes, 1989), the problem‐solving process can be described as a cycle of seven steps or events: (1) a problem is recognized or identified in the environment; (2) the problem is defined and represented mentally; (3) within the mental representation generated, a solution strategy is developed to solve the problem; (4) relevant knowledge about the problem is organized; (5) the physical and mental resources needed to solve the problem are distributed; (6) progress toward the goal of solving the problem is monitored; and (7) the solution is evaluated for meeting the goal of solving the problem.

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Problem-Solving

David Rock, Douglas K. Brumbaugh, Thomas J. P. Brady · 2024

Effective problem-solving requires open-minded approaches from teachers and students. This technique was demonstrated in another Egyptian problem, not found in the Rhind papyrus. Babylonians from 300 bce demonstrated a working knowledge of the Pythagorean theorem a2 + b2 = c2 for right triangles. Problem-solving is an essential ingredient in mathematical learning both inside and outside the classroom. Industry continues to request an increased emphasis on critical thinking and problem-solving skills for their employees.

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