Expert-Novice Problem Solving of Non-Traditional Problems

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Expert-Novice Problem Solving of Non-Traditional Problems

Do experts solve non-traditional problems in the same “expert-like” manner they solve traditional textbook problems?

Review of Expert/Novice Problem Solving Research

Some Relevant Findings

Great, but...

Subjects of Current Project

Method

Analysis of Recorded Audio

“Quantitative”Results

“Quantitative” Results

Why did the “experts” have trouble solving some of the problems?

Conclusions

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AAPT summer meeting, Aug 1999, San Antonio