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Toward a New Perspective on Problem Solving.

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Roth, Wolff-Michael; McGinn, Michelle K. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1997

Traditional conceptions of problem solving in education are critiqued, and a new framework is proposed to conceptualize open- ended problem solving in ill-structured domains. How innovative curriculum design is informed by this conceptualization is described, and research findings from studies in grades 4 through 12 are presented. (SLD)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education

From Everyday Science To Science Education: How Science and Technology Studies Inspired Curriculum Design and Classroom Research.

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Roth, Wolff-Michael – Science and Education, 1997

Illustrates how teachers designed new science learning environments based on research readings from science and technology studies and studied teaching and learning within these environments. Examples of students' science-related activities include videotaped laboratory activities, taped interviews, and student-produced artifacts collected over…

Descriptors: Classroom Research, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education