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Download full textPrawat, Richard S. – 1992
All contemporary learning theorists agree on the advantages of involving students in authentic problem-solving activities in both in-school and out-of-school contexts. Approaches which use real-world problems as learning tools fit well with: (1) the strategy-based, performance model advanced by information processors; (2) the impasse or…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Elementary Education
