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Muis, Krista R.; Psaradellis, Cynthia; Chevrier, Marianne; Di Leo, Ivana; Lajoie, Susanne P. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
We developed an intervention based on the learning by teaching paradigm to foster self-regulatory processes and better learning outcomes during complex mathematics problem solving in a technology-rich learning environment. Seventy-eight elementary students were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 conditions: learning by preparing to teach, or learning for…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Intervention, Teaching Methods
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Flynn, Alison B. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
Organic chemistry has the long-standing reputation as a challenging course, and organic synthesis is an aspect of organic chemistry that requires students to make the most links between concepts and requires the highest order of thinking. One-on-one interviews were conducted with students from a second undergraduate organic chemistry course in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Problem Solving, Protocol Analysis
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Robbins, Joanne K. – Behavior Analyst Today, 2011
Problem solving, reasoning, and analytical thinking are defined and described as teachable repertoires. This paper describes work performed at a school serving special needs children, Morningside Academy, that has resulted in specific procedures developed over the past 15 years. These procedures include modifying "Think Aloud Pair Problem…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Problem Solving, Classroom Environment, Thinking Skills
Lazaridou, Angeliki – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2009
Information about how school principals operate pertains mainly to the actions of principals. However, the kinds of knowledge that the principalship demands have not been isolated as clearly, more often than not being conflated with actions. As principals' duties become more complex, it becomes more important to ground specific practices in robust…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Supply and Demand, Job Skills
Nagy, Philip – 1990
This study assesses the ability of schema theory to address ill-structured problems without becoming unwieldy. Prior to addressing the study proper, the paper reviews the literature on memory for complex phenomena, ill-structured problems, expert-novice differences, administration as problem solving, and assessment of complex learning outcomes.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Cummings, Anne L.; And Others – 1988
This study investigated social problem solving (SPS) and cognitive style (field dependence-independence) in 70 counselor trainees who were also elementary or secondary school teachers. Specifically, the study attempted to analyze and describe the SPS responses of counselor trainees; to examine whether SPS elements, styles, and processes varied…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Counselor Training, Elementary School Teachers
Saiz, Maria-Dolores; Breuleux, Alain – 1992
This study examined planning processes and the acquisition of expert problem solving skills among individuals of different expertise on tasks of increasing complexity. Twelve French-speaking adult students of machining (novices) and 12 French-speaking teachers of machining (experts) in Quebec (Canada) were randomly assigned to a simple or complex…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level
Nagy, Philip – 1990
The purpose of this report is to explore an analysis of discussions, among groups of elementary school children, of a social problem. The intent of the research is to contribute to the advancement of methods for program and student assessment, particularly toward goals not usually evaluated by traditional testing programs. The analysis method used…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Bedard, Denis; And Others – 1996
A 2-year study at the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec) investigated the changes in six medical students' clinical reasoning processes as they participated in a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum. In each year, students performed a think-aloud protocol with two medical case problems to solve, one in cardiology and one in urology. In the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cardiology, Cognitive Processes, College Students