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Publication Date: 2005-Dec
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Uncovering the Problem-Solving Process: Cued Retrospective Reporting Versus Concurrent and Retrospective Reporting
van Gog, Tamara; Paas, Fred; Merrienboer, Jeroen J. G.; Witte, Puk
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, v11 n4 p237-244 Dec 2005
This study investigated the amounts of problem-solving process information ("action," "why," "how," and "metacognitive") elicited by means of concurrent, retrospective, and cued retrospective reporting. In a within-participants design, 26 participants completed electrical circuit troubleshooting tasks under different reporting conditions. The method of cued retrospective reporting used the original computer-based task and a superimposed record of the participant's eye fixations and mouse-keyboard operations as a cue for retrospection. Cued retrospective reporting (with the exception of why information) and concurrent reporting (with the exception of metacognitive information) resulted in a higher number of codes on the different types of information than did retrospective reporting.
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cues, Metacognition, Eye Movements, Cognitive Processes, Computer Peripherals, Computers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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