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Verma, Shiv Kumar; Punekar, Ravi Mokashi – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2023
Nature-inspired designs/organic designs exhibit a very close resemblance with nature especially in terms of form and structure. Form giving for organic design is a special class of design problem that involves the use of inspiration and analogies from nature for creative problem-solving. There is insufficient research in understanding this…
Descriptors: Creativity, Design, Problem Solving, Natural Resources
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Roesler, Rebecca A. – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2016
Teaching is replete with problem solving. Problem solving as a skill, however, is seldom addressed directly within music teacher education curricula, and research in music education has not examined problem solving systematically. A framework detailing problem-solving component skills would provide a needed foundation. I observed problem solving…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Music Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Randles, C. A.; Overton, T. L. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
This paper describes the results of a qualitative study using ground theory to investigate the different approaches used by chemists when answering open-ended problems. The study involved undergraduate, industrialist and academic participants who individually answered three open-ended problems using a think aloud protocol. Open-ended problems are…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Undergraduate Students, Problem Solving, Expertise
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Bogard, Treavor; Liu, Min; Chiang, Yueh-hui Vanessa – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
This multiple-case study examined how advanced learners solved a complex problem, focusing on how their frequency and application of cognitive processes contributed to differences in performance outcomes, and developing a mental model of a problem. Fifteen graduate students with backgrounds related to the problem context participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Observation, Protocol Analysis, Prior Learning
Lee, ChongMin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this research is to describe and understand the ways in which deaf middle school students understood and solved compare word problems, and to examine their overall strategy use in learning mathematics. The participants in the study were deaf middle school students, attending a residential state school for the deaf. Most of them used…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Middle School Students, State Schools, Special Schools