Although problem solving is regarded by most educators as among the most important learning outcomes, few instructional design prescriptions are available for designing problem-solving instruction and engaging learners. This paper distinguishes between well-structured problems and ill-structured problems. Well-structured problems are constrained problems with convergent solutions that engage th...

Many complex problems can be solved through an effective organization of human experts and software agents connected by a social network where each node contributes the unique skill set needed to enable a higher order problem solving capability of the group. Recent work in crowdsourcing applications based on enterprise social networks (e.g. PeopleCloud) has shown that the group problem solving ...

Errors often occurred when students solve mathematical problems solving, exceedingly are faced with contextual story problems. Newman's procedural error analysis classified errors in solved into five categories: reading errors, encoding transformation comprehension and processing skill errors. There were several factors on worked by solving problems, such as student interest learning gender dif...

frequent interaction among family members, may lead to conflict or problems. therefore, designing intervention programs for promote interpersonal skills among family members seemed to be necessary. one of these programs is problem solving strategies teaching.  this study aime to investigate the effects of teaching problem solving on parenting style and family problem solving. the sample is cons...

The developmental stability of poor math skill was studied in 31 young adults with spina bifida and hydrocephalus (SBH), a neurodevelopmental disorder involving malformations of the brain and spinal cord. Longitudinally, individuals with poor math problem solving as children grew into adults with poor problem solving and limited functional numeracy. As a group, young adults with SBH had poor co...

Mastering problem solving reasoning is an important skill for computing students. In order to acquire this ability, students might use a collaborative approach and work in groups, getting explanations about problems solved in the past, discussing advantages and disadvantages of specific choices, taking into account different points of view. This paper presents a two-level approach for practicin...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of clozapine and risperidone on social skill and problem solving in patients with schizophrenia. METHOD The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and the Maryland Assessment of Social Competence were administered at baseline, week 17, and week 29 of a multisite clinical trial. RESULTS Despite evidence of clinical improvement with...

This study examined whether an online problem-solving intervention could improve parental adjustment following pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). Families of children with moderate-to-severe TBI were recruited from the trauma registry of a large children's hospital and randomly assigned to receive online family problem solving therapy (FPS; n = 20) or Internet resources (IRC; n = 20) in ad...

This study aims to describe misconceptions about concepts, facts, principles and skills based on thinking that were made by fifth grade students at SD Inpres 6 Lolu in solving multiplication fraction problems. research is descriptive qualitative which the problem steps put forward Polya. The subjects taken level of determined using Standard Deviation (SD) calculation. Data collection methods us...