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Download full textChi, Michelene T. H.; Glaser, Robert – 1985
Two important factors that influence problem solving are the nature of the task and the kind of knowledge brought to the problem by the solver. After a consideration of the definition of a problem, puzzle problems are discussed, as are problem representation and general processes of solution. Also discussed is the question of solving problems that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Instruction, Problem Sets
Danese, Marcel – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1980
Describes the types of mathematical games or puzzles that can be used in foreign language courses and dicusses the purposes they serve. Emphasizes their effectiveness as motivational learning stimuli and points out that they can be used either as instructional or reinforcement devices which force the student to "think" in the foreign language.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Educational Games, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedAnzai, Yuichiro; Simon, Herbert A. – Psychological Review, 1979
A theory is proposed of the processes which enable a subject to learn while solving a problem. One subject's protocol--including 224 steps and taking 90 minutes--is described. Adequacy of the mechanisms is guaranteed by a computer simulation of the processes in an adaptive production system. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Learning Processes
