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Peer reviewedReif, F.; Heller, Joan I. – Educational Psychologist, 1982
Discusses cognitive mechanisms facilitating effective problem solving in physics (mechanics). Considers content, organization, and description of the knowledge base facilitating scientific problem solving. Also considers procedures used to describe and analyze a problem initially, to search for its solution, and to assess the solution. Educational…
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Mechanics (Physics), Physics
Peer reviewedReif, F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1983
Discusses some central ideas emerging from a systematic approach to teaching scientific problem-solving skills. Areas considered include: insights derived from naturalistic studies; effective problem-solving methods; problem-solving procedures; characteristics of the knowledge base (focusing on functional conceptual building blocks, knowledge…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, College Science, High Schools
