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Brand-Gruwel, Saskia; Stadtler, Marc – Learning and Instruction, 2011
The focus of this special section is on the processes involved when solving information-based problems. Solving these problems requires from people that they are able to define the information problem, search and select usable and reliable sources and information and synthesise information into a coherent body of knowledge. An important aspect…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Criticism, Intellectual Disciplines, Internet
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Richey, J. Elizabeth; Nokes-Malach, Timothy J. – Learning and Instruction, 2013
A central goal of the learning sciences is to discover principles that determine the optimal amount of instructional assistance to support robust learning (Koedinger & Aleven, 2007). We examined learning outcomes from providing and withholding stepwise instructional explanations as students studied worked examples and solved physics problems. We…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Learning Processes
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Zemel, Alan; Xhafa, Fatos; Cakir, Murat – Learning and Instruction, 2007
Coding interactional data for statistical analysis presents theoretical, methodological and practical challenges. Coding schemes rely on categories that are decided by their relevance to the analytical problem under investigation. We suggest that (1) endogenous and publicly displayed concerns of participants provide for the observable organisation…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Interaction, Problem Solving, Research Methodology
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Kalyuga, Slava – Learning and Instruction, 2006
Traditional assessment methods are not always suitable for diagnosing learners' knowledge structures at different levels of their expertise. This paper describes an alternative schema-based rapid assessment technique and its application in the area of arithmetic word problem solving. The technique is based on an assessment of the extent to which…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Alternative Assessment, Arithmetic, Problem Solving
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Mevarech, Z. R., Ed.; Light, P. H., Ed. – Learning and Instruction, 1992
Nine articles discuss research on cooperative learning with computers and how student interactions at the computer facilitate learning. Current research on cooperative learning methods and computer-assisted learning; and microcomputer-based group problem solving, social-cognitive behaviors, higher order thinking, interdependence, autonomy,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education