Learning To Solve Complex Scientific Problems

by Jonassen, David H.

• ISBN13: 9781410616234
• ISBN10: 1410616231
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-30
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc

Summary

Problem solving is implicit in the very nature of all science, and although the need for skilled problem solvers has never been greater, there is a growing disconnect between the need for problem solvers and the educational capacity to prepare them. L

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
About the Authors	p. xv
Cognitive Science Views of Problem Solving	p. 1
What Makes Scientific Problems Difficult?	p. 3
Complex Problem Solving: The European Perspective-10 Years After	p. 25
When Capacity Matters: The Role of Working Memory in Problem Solving	p. 49
Keeping All the Plates Spinning: Understanding and Predicting Multitasking Performance	p. 77
Representing Complex Problems: A Representational Epistemic Approach	p. 97
Of Memes and Teams: Exploring the Memetics of Team Problem Solving	p. 131
Scientific Views of Problem Solving	p. 157
Moving Students from Simple to Complex Problem Solving	p. 159
Use of Information in Collaborative Problem Solving	p. 187
Toward a New Approach to Teaching Problem Solving in Dynamics	p. 205
Transfer of Learning in Problem Solving in the Context of Mathematics and Physics	p. 223
Metaproblem Spaces and Problem Structure	p. 247
Educating for Complex Problem Solving Using Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ)	p. 271
Preparing Students to Work Effectively as Members of Interdisciplinary Design Teams	p. 299
Addressing Gender in Complex Problem Solving	p. 321
Research Agenda for the Future: What We Need to Learn About Complex, Scientific Problem Solving	p. 341
Author Index	p. 363
Subject Index	p. 379
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