A Problem-Solving Framework to Assist Students and Teachers in STEM Courses

by: Jeffrey A. Phillips, Katharine W. Clemmer, Jeremy E. B. McCallum, and Thomas M. Zachariah

One of the most essential STEM problem-solving skills is the ability to monitor one’s own progress and understanding while solving a problem. Successful monitoring during the entire solution allows a solver to identify errors within a solution and make adjustments as necessary. To highlight this aspect of problem solving, the authors developed a framework that introduces students to monitoring alongside the more traditional aspects of problem-solving models.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/2017Stock # jcst17_046_04_33Volume 046Issue 04

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