The role of strategy knowledge for the application of strategies in complex problem solving tasks

Technology, Knowledge and Learning

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 127-146

  Wüstenberg, Sascha ^a   Stadler, Matthias ^a   Hautamäki, Jarkko ^b   Greiff, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complex problem solving; Computer based assessment; Educational measurement; Metacognition; Scientific reasoning; Strategy

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING; COMPUTER-BASED ASSESSMENTS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; METACOGNITION; SCIENTIFIC REASONING; STRATEGY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84902543106     PISSN: 22111662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10758-014-9222-8     Document Type: Article

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