Validity of the MicroDYN approach: Complex problem solving predicts school grades beyond working memory capacity

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-52

  Schweizer, Fabian ^a   Wüstenberg, Sascha ^b   Greiff, Samuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Complex problem solving; Dynamic problem solving; MicroDYN; School grades; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875241194     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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