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Problem Solving

Problem Solving is a cognitive process within the domain of executive functioning and higher-order thinking whereby an individual or group identifies, analyzes, and resolves novel or complex situations through the application of strategies, reasoning, and knowledge integration to achieve a previously unattainable goal.

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Problem Solving In Mathematics

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Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning

John Sweller · Cognitive Science · 1988 · 8.4K citations · Full text

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THE ROLE OF TUTORING IN PROBLEM SOLVING <sup>*</sup>

David Wood, Jerome S. Bruner, Gail Ross · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 1976 · 8.3K citations · Full text

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Categorization and Representation of Physics Problems by Experts and Novices*

T. H. Michelene, Paul J. Feltovich, Robert Glaser · Cognitive Science · 1981 · 5.2K citations

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Problem-Based Learning: What and How Do Students Learn?

Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver · Educational Psychology Review · 2004 · 5K citations

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Thinking in systems: a primer

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 3.1K citations

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Authors

15.1K

  1. SG
    Samuel Greiff

    University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    57 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. JS
    John Sweller

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    33 publications · 15.7K citations

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  3. JC
    Jinfa Cai

    University of Delaware, United States

    28 publications · 2.2K citations

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  4. HL
    H. Lee Swanson

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    25 publications · 3.4K citations

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  5. PP
    P. Paul Heppner

    University of Missouri, United States

    27 publications · 3.8K citations

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Institutions

3.2K

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    57 h-index

    223 publications

    25.4K citations

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    43 h-index

    124 publications

    25.1K citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    37 h-index

    140 publications

    8K citations

  4. University of Luxembourg

    Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    35 h-index

    129 publications

    8.1K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    34 h-index

    128 publications

    11.8K citations

  6. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    33 h-index

    76 publications

    10.2K citations

  7. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    32 h-index

    93 publications

    6.4K citations

  8. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    32 h-index

    63 publications

    4.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    122 publications · 17K citations

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  2. Computers & Education

    66 publications · 6K citations

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  4. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

    JRME · 88 publications · 6.3K citations

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  5. Cognitive Science

    55 publications · 21.3K citations

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