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Expert Novice Differences in the Representation of Economics Problems.
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Gijselaers, Wim H.; Woltjer, Geert – 1997
This study explores the nature of professional expertise in economics. Two experiments were conducted to examine the existence of problem categories in economics as a basis for problem representation. Findings are that experts use categories that reflect major economics principles, and novices sort by literal cues contained in the problems. In the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Development, Developmental Stages
Expertise in Economics: Recall and Reasoning.
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Gijselaers, Wim H.; Woltjer, Geert – 1997
This study attempts to investigate development of expertise in the area of economics. Results suggest that development of expertise in economics has a stage-like development similar to the domain of medicine. Studies in medicine show that expertise development is not simply a process of extending knowledge in existing semantic networks. The study…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Development, Developmental Stages