SOLVING PROBLEMS IN NEWTONIAN MECHANICS

The reading and solution phases of problem-solving are partially interleaved. Solution may proceed by backward inference, forward inference, or a form of meta-level inference termed "planstacking". This article suggests three information processing mechanisms to account for the mixture of...

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Published in:Instructional science 1986-05, Vol.14 (3/4), p.339-355
Main Author: PRIEST, A. G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art sketches
Artificial intelligence
Cognitive space
Diagrams
Hidden curricula
Inference
Mass
Physics
Problem solving
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Summary:The reading and solution phases of problem-solving are partially interleaved. Solution may proceed by backward inference, forward inference, or a form of meta-level inference termed "planstacking". This article suggests three information processing mechanisms to account for the mixture of reading and solving behaviour, and examines four competing explanations of search control during problem solution.
ISSN:0020-4277
1573-1952
DOI:10.1007/BF00051827