Toward a design theory of problem solving

By David H. Jonassen. 2000

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education

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The Effect of Problem-Based Learning on the Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking Disposition of Students in Visual Arts Education. (2018, background): “Nonroutine problem solving requires conative elements such as intentionally engaging, exerting effort, persisting to complete a task, and making choices (Jonassen, 2000).”
All Problems are not Equal: Implications for Problem-Based Learning (2008, background): “The success of PBL has been most commonly demonstrated in medical schools where students learn to solve diagnosis-solution problems, which are moderately ill structured (Jonassen, 2000).”
Supporting Student Self-Regulated Learning in Problem-and Project-Based Learning. (2013, positive): “Practices that have been shown to be effective in this phase of PBL include using a well-crafted driving question (Jonassen, 2000; Barron et al., 1998), conducting “launcher activities,” (Kolodner et al.”
Case-based reasoning and instructional design: Using stories to support problem solving (2002, background): “Novices in school are trained only to work on problems that are, by nature, decontextualized and well structured, while problems in everyday and professional contexts are complex and ill structured ( Jonassen, 1997, 2000; Lave, 1988).”
A Learner-Centered Framework for E-Learning (2005, background): “…collaboration (e.g., with computer conferencing, chats, Use-Net groups, multiple-user dimensions [MUDs], MUDs object-oriented [MOOs]) as an essential way for learners to construct their own knowledge, dialog and share with others, and contribute to a group (Jonassen, 2000; Jonassen et al., 1999).”
Facilitating Flexible Problem Solving: A Cognitive Load Perspective (2010, background): “It has been recognized that a learner's organized knowledge of interrelationships between essential concepts within a domain is a strong predictor of success in solving transfer problems (Jonassen 2000; Robertson 1990).”
Exploring the Relationships Between Tutor Background, Tutor Training, and Student Learning: A Problem-based Learning Meta-Analysis (2013, methodology): “While many PBL interventions encourage the finding of solutions, some problem types such as dilemmas (Jonassen, 2000) may not have a resolution.”
Inquiry-Based Learning: Student Teachers’ Challenges and Perceptions (2019, background): “When students explore and investigate, they take responsibility for their learning, as they are expected to make decisions and reach conclusions and judgments (Jonassen, 2000).”
Productive failure in mathematical problem solving (2010, methodology): “Indeed, part of complex problem solving is to deal with varying degrees of specification and relevance of the parameters ( Jonassen 2000; Spiro et al. 1992).”
Synthesizing Results From Empirical Research on Computer-Based Scaffolding in STEM Education (2016, background): “Other meta-analyses have found varied average effects for intelligent tutoring systems, including ḡ = 0.41 among students of various levels (Ma et al., 2014), ḡ = 0.09 among K–12 students engaged in mathematics learning (Steenbergen-Hu & Cooper, 2013), and ḡ = 0.37 among college students…”
Theory to reality: a few issues in implementing problem-based learning (2011, background): “Jonassen (2000) has constructed a comprehensive typology that consists of 11 types of problems, which differ in terms of the degree of structuredness, the problem solving process, the type of reasoning patterns required and the context.”
Learning to Troubleshoot: A New Theory-Based Design Architecture (2006, background): “Hernandez Serrano and Jonassen (2003) showed that access to a case library when learning how to solve problems improved complex problem-solving performance.”
Designing for Productive Failure (2012, background): “In contrast, complex problem scenarios afford multiple RSMs and often require students to make and justify assumptions (Jonassen, 2000; Spiro, Feltovich, Jacobson, & Coulson, 1992; Voss, 1988).”
Communication patterns in computer mediated versus face-to-face group problem solving (2001, background): “The complexity of each problem case was determined by the number of factors and the number of interrelations among them ( Jonassen, 2000 ).”
Designing Problems to Promote Higher‐Order Thinking (2003, background): “A crucial aspect of problem-based learning (PBL) is the actual design of the problem to be solved (Jonassen, 2000).”