Problem Solving: Can Anybody Do It?

Autor/in	Bennett, Stuart W.
Titel	Problem Solving: Can Anybody Do It?
Quelle	In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 9 (2008) 1, S.60-64 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1108
DOI	10.1039/b801298a
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Study; Chemistry; Problem Solving; College Mathematics; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Gender Differences; Comprehension; Knowledge Level; Learning Strategies; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Chemie; Problemlösen; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Geschlechterkonflikt; Verstehen; Verständnis; Wissensbasis; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie
Abstract	This paper examines the definition of a problem and at the process of problem solving. An analysis of a number of first and third year chemistry examination papers from English universities revealed that over ninety per cent of the "problems" fell into the "algorithm" category. Using Bloom's taxonomy and the same examination papers, we found that the categories of knowledge and comprehension were predominating. At the Open University we have tried to find out how students go about the solving of more unfamiliar style problems. There was a greater tendency for males to get into the problem more quickly, but there seemed to be no gender difference in overall performance, suggesting a male tendency to start without allowing time for due consideration of the task. In contrast, a larger proportion of the female population spent time thinking before embarking on a particular route. Finally, the type of work carried out in the chemistry laboratory is considered, where more formal activities of the verification of known laws and effects etc. dominate. It is good that new findings from research are introduced into the undergraduate curriculum, but there is also a need for removing redundant material. (Contains 4 tables, 6 figures, and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10