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Direct linkCarrithers, David; Ling, Teresa; Bean, John C. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2008
This article investigates the critical thinking difficulties of finance majors when asked to address ill-structured finance problems. The authors build on previous research in which they asked students to analyze an ill-structured investment problem and recommend a course of action. The results revealed numerous critical thinking weaknesses,…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Protocol Analysis, Audiences, Problem Sets
Download full textChi, Michelene T. H.; Glaser, Robert – 1985
Two important factors that influence problem solving are the nature of the task and the kind of knowledge brought to the problem by the solver. After a consideration of the definition of a problem, puzzle problems are discussed, as are problem representation and general processes of solution. Also discussed is the question of solving problems that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Instruction, Problem Sets
Peer reviewedBrady, Joseph A.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1990
Discussed is the performance of college students on the task of solving chemistry problems involving Lewis structures. Difficulty of the task and of individual problems is described. A taxonomy of skills associated with Lewis structures is presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGliner, Gail S. – School Science and Mathematics, 1989
Examines the students' understanding of mathematical structure and the relationship between problem solving and the identification of the structure in 13 word problems. Multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis were used to assess how subjects organized word problems in their minds. (YP)
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Analysis, College Mathematics, Mathematical Applications
Yerushalmy, Michal; And Others – 1988
From 1984 through 1988, the authors worked with teachers using an inquiry approach to teach high school geometry courses with the aid of the "Geometric Supposers." Problems are a critical component of the approach because they focus attention and energy and guide students in the application, integration, and extension of knowledge.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Enrichment
Lester, Frank K., Jr.; And Others – 1989
This project was designed to: (1) assess 7th-graders' metacognitive beliefs and processes and investigate how they affect problem-solving behaviors; and (2) explore the extent to which these students can be taught to be more strategic and aware of their own problem-solving behaviors. The primary assessment was conducted by analyzing video tapes of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Processes, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1989
This report attempts to discover how students think about and use mathematics in open-ended questions. Part I, "Open-ended Questions in Mathematics," describes the rationale for adding open-ended questions to the grade 12 mathematics test of the California Assessment Program (CAP). Part II describes the findings from students' responses…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Achievement
