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Problem-solving Groups

Problem-Solving Groups is a small-group learning approach in which a structured collaborative unit engages in analyzing, interpreting, and resolving authentic or complex tasks through systematic reasoning, critical thinking, and collective decision-making to achieve shared learning outcomes.

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18.7K

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525

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252

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2017–2026

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Groups of diverse problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability problem solvers

Lu Hong, Scott E. Page · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Status Organizing Processes

Joseph R. Berger, Susan J. Rosenholtz, Morris Zelditch · Annual Review of Sociology · 1980 · 954 citations · Full text

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Goals and Strategies of a Problem-based Learning Facilitator

Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver, Howard S. Barrows · Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning · 2006 · 844 citations · Full text

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Productive Failure

Manu Kapur · Cognition and Instruction · 2008 · 755 citations

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Teaching problem solving through cooperative grouping. Part 2: Designing problems and structuring groups

Patrícia Heller, Mark Hollabaugh · American Journal of Physics · 1992 · 731 citations

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Authors

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  1. LR
    L. Richard Hoffman

    University of Michigan, United States

    6 publications · 359 citations

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  2. PR
    Patrick R. Laughlin

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    4 publications · 548 citations

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  3. ME
    Margareta Enghag

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    4 publications · 173 citations

    4

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  4. GE
    Glenn E. Littlepage

    Middle Tennessee State University, United States

    3 publications · 323 citations

    3

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  5. ÉG
    Élizabeth G. Cohen

    Stanford University, United States

    3 publications · 144 citations

    3

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Institutions

252

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    1.6K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    413 citations

  4. Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    4.2K citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    453 citations

  6. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    131 citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    4.4K citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    295 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    8 publications · 824 citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Psychology

    6 publications · 542 citations

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  3. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology

    5 publications · 439 citations

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  4. Human Relations

    4 publications · 269 citations

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  5. The Journal of Social Psychology

    4 publications · 70 citations

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