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ERIC Number: EJ394226
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Should Problem Solving Be Used as a Learning Device in Mathematics?
Owen, Elizabeth; Sweller, John
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v20 n3 p321-28 May 1989
Research of expert-novice differences is reviewed seeking to show experts possess a large body of domain specific knowledge. It was postulated that experts possess schemas enabling them to classify problems, call up the appropriate automated rules, then apply these to obtain the solution. (DC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Mathematics, Educational Theories, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, Schemata (Cognition), Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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