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Peer reviewedO'Connell, Ann Aileen – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 1999
Investigated relationships among different types of errors occurring during probability problem solving by 50 graduate students without mathematical sophistication. Categorized errors as text comprehension, conceptual, procedural, and arithmetic/computation errors. Discusses implications for the teaching and learning of probability problem…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Manus, Lee Aura; Zipser, Dean – 1977
An interdisciplinary course in problem solving, entitled "patterns of problem solving," and its unique peer program offered at the University of California, Los Angeles, are described. The emphasis in the subject matter and approach is to expose the student to the wide range of alternative problem solving techniques and to enable the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Course Descriptions
