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Barbieri, Christina Areizaga; Booth, Julie L. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
Although findings from cognitive science have suggested learning benefits of confronting errors (Metcalfe, 2017), they are not often capitalized on in many mathematics classrooms (Tulis, 2013). The current study assessed the effects of examples focused on either common mathematical misconceptions and errors or correct concepts and procedures on…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, Algebra, Misconceptions
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Bordewieck, Martin; Elson, Malte – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
Troubleshooting is a particular problem-solving process comprising error detection, fault diagnosis, and system restoration. Since automation of systems has become increasingly complex and ubiquitous, troubleshooting skills are crucial to maintain safety and security in a variety of contexts. The planned study aims at examining troubleshooting…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Error Patterns, Visual Aids, Cognitive Style
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de Koning, Björn B.; van de Schoot, Menno – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
Pronouns encouraging a second-person perspective (e.g., "you/your") affect peoples' mental representations constructed while reading and improve learning. The present study applied these insights to a domain in that such pronoun effects have yet been unexplored: mathematical word problem solving. Specifically, we encouraged a…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Perspective Taking, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving