Teaching general problem solving does not lead to mathematical skills or knowledge

John Sweller; Richard Clark; Paul A. Kirschner

Teaching general problem solving does not lead to mathematical skills or knowledge

John Sweller, Richard Clark, Paul A. Kirschner

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Problem solving is central to mathematics. Yet problem-solving skill is not what it seems. Indeed, the field of problem solving has recently undergone a surge in research interest and insight but many of the results of this research are both counterintuitive and contrary to many widely held views.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1303-1304
Number of pages	2
Journal	Notices of the American Mathematical Society
Volume	57
Publication status	Published - 2010

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Problem solving
Instruction
Mathematics

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