Learning to Solve Problems : A Handbook for Designing Problem-Solving Learning Environments (Paperback)

1. How Does Problem Solving Vary?

Part I. Problem-Specific Design Models

2. Solving Story Problems

3. Decision Making

4. Troubleshooting/Diagnosis

5. Strategic Performance

6. Policy Analysis

7. Design Problem Solving

Part II. Cases: The Building Blocks Problem-Solving Learning Environments

8. Cases as Problems to Solve

9. Cases as Worked Examples of Well-Structured Problems

10. Case Studies: Examples of Ill-Structured Problems

11. Cases as Analogues

12. Cases as Prior Experiences

13. Cases as Alternative Perspectives

14. Cases as Simulations

Part III. Cognitive Skills in Problem-Solving

15. Defining the Problem: Problem Schemas

16. Analogically Comparing Problems

17. Understanding Causal Relationships in Problems

18. Questions for Scaffolding Problem Solving

19. Modeling Problems

20. Arguing to Learn to Solve Problems

21. Metacognitive Regulation of Problem Solving

Part IV. Assessing Problem Solving

22. Assessing Problem Solving