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Expert and Novice Performance in Solving Physics Problems.

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Larkin, Jill; And Others – Science, 1980

Focuses on human information processes and problem solving. Although a large body of knowledge is prerequisite to acquiring skill, the authors state that knowledge must be indexed by patterns that guide the person in a fraction of a second to relevant parts of the knowledge store. (Author/SA)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Computers, Higher Education

Toward a Unified Theory of Cognition.

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Waldrop, M. Mitchell – Science, 1988

Traces the history and function of State, Operator, And Result (SOAR), a general-purpose artificial intelligence program for solving problems. The SOAR can "chunk" the result of a subgoal and learn from previous experiences. The SOAR could be applied to various expert systems. (YP)

Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, College Science