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Validity of the MicroDYN Approach: Complex Problem Solving Predicts School Grades beyond Working Memory Capacity
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Schweizer, Fabian; Wustenberg, Sascha; Greiff, Samuel – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
This study examines the validity of the complex problem solving (CPS) test MicroDYN by investigating a) the relation between its dimensions--rule identification (exploration strategy), rule knowledge (acquired knowledge), rule application (control performance)--and working memory capacity (WMC), and b) whether CPS predicts school grades in…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Problem Solving, Grades (Scholastic), Test Validity
Effect of Goal Setting on the Strategies Used to Solve a Block Design Task
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Rozencwajg, Paulette; Fenouillet, Fabien – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
In this experiment we studied the effect of goal setting on the strategies used to perform a block design task called SAMUEL. SAMUEL can measure many indicators, which are then combined to determine the strategies used by participants when solving SAMUEL problems. Two experimental groups were created: one group was given an explicit, difficult…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Intelligence, Instructional Design, Goal Orientation
A Multivariate Model of Physics Problem Solving
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Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Farley, John – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
A model of expertise in physics problem solving was tested on undergraduate science, physics, and engineering majors enrolled in an introductory-level physics course. Structural equation modeling was used to test hypothesized relationships among variables linked to expertise in physics problem solving including motivation, metacognitive planning,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Science Achievement, Factor Structure, Structural Equation Models