Association of Domain-Specific Knowledge and Analytical Ability with Insight Problem Solving in Mathematics

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-153
Author(s):  
Cumali Oksuz
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Insight Problem ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Domain Specific Knowledge ◽  
Insight Problem Solving

Critique: The Case for Instruction in the Use of General Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics Teaching: A Comment on Owen and Sweller

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 403-410
Author(s):  
Michael J. Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
General Problem ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Worked Examples ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Domain Specific Knowledge ◽  
Explicit Consideration ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Owen and Sweller (1989) question the wisdom of recent moves to allocate time in mathematics teaching to instruction in the use of general problem-solving strategies because they doubt that such instruction will help overcome problems in the transfer of learning. According to Owen and Sweller transfer failure is more likely to be the result of a lack of appropriate schema or insufficient automation of rules. They imply that attention allocated to general problem-solving strategies would be more appropriately diverted to instruction concerned with domain-specific knowledge and practice with worked examples and goal-modified problems. Because curricula in several countries are in the process of being modified to incorporate explicit consideration of the nature of general problem-solving strategies, Owen and Sweller's view that the evidence on the efficacy of such instruction is “very sparse” deserves examination.

scholarly journals Componential Theories of Creativity: A Case Study of Teaching Creative Problem Solving

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Rennick ◽  
Kenneth McKay
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Domain Specific Knowledge ◽  
Verification Process ◽  
Engineering Pedagogy

Engineering is the discipline of applying scientific and mathematical tools to solve practical problems for society. At the core of a person’s problem-solving abilities is their creativity. This is a preliminary and exploratory theory-based paper summarizing the two most prevalent componential theories of creativity as applied to a case study. These theories outline a set of processes which contribute to a person’s ability to be creative in a domain. The components differ slightly between models, but include: motivation; domain-specific knowledge, skills, and abilities; and cognitive process of creativity including problem finding, ideation, and evaluation.To demonstrate the practical application of these theories to engineering pedagogy, they will be applied to a case study of a 2-day academic hackathon called “Tron Days”. Tron Days guides students through a multi-step modelling and verification process and concludes with teams of students designing and constructing a robotic arm. At the end of the second day, students demonstrated their functioning robotic prototypes. This event has now been run twice for first semester Mechatronics Engineering students, and similar implementations with different problems have been run in seven other engineering programs at the same institution. Each section of this paper will demonstrate the application of componential theories of creativity by drawing connections to the Tron Days event.

In Search of Somatic Precursors of Spontaneous Insight

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wangbing Shen ◽  
Yuan Yuan ◽  
Chaoying Tang ◽  
Chunhua Shi ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Electrodermal Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Solution Time ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Insight Problem ◽  
Creative Insight ◽  
Insight Problem Solving ◽  
Analytic Problem

Abstract. A considerable number of behavioral and neuroscientific studies on insight problem solving have revealed behavioral and neural correlates of the dynamic insight process; however, somatic correlates, particularly somatic precursors of creative insight, remain undetermined. To characterize the somatic precursor of spontaneous insight, 22 healthy volunteers were recruited to solve the compound remote associate (CRA) task in which a problem can be solved by either an insight or an analytic strategy. The participants’ peripheral nervous activities, particularly electrodermal and cardiovascular responses, were continuously monitored and separately measured. The results revealed a greater skin conductance magnitude for insight trials than for non-insight trials in the 4-s time span prior to problem solutions and two marginally significant correlations between pre-solution heart rate variability (HRV) and the solution time of insight trials. Our findings provide the first direct evidence that spontaneous insight in problem solving is a somatically peculiar process that is distinct from the stepwise process of analytic problem solving and can be represented by a special somatic precursor, which is a stronger pre-solution electrodermal activity and a correlation between problem solution time and certain HRV indicators such as the root mean square successive difference (RMSSD).

Multiple Paths to Transfer in Insight Problem Solving

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher K. Flynn ◽  
Trina C. Kershaw
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Insight Problem ◽  
Multiple Paths ◽  
Insight Problem Solving

Insight problem solving predicts creative achievement

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Flanders ◽  
Colin DeYoung ◽  
Jordan Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Insight Problem ◽  
Creative Achievement ◽  
Insight Problem Solving

‘I’m an expert in me and I know what I can cope with’: Patient expertise in rheumatoid arthritis

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tessa Sanderson ◽  
Jo Angouri
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Patient Expertise ◽  
Domain Specific Knowledge ◽  
The Uk

The active involvement of patients in decision-making and the focus on patient expertise in managing chronic illness constitutes a priority in many healthcare systems including the NHS in the UK. With easier access to health information, patients are almost expected to be (or present self) as an ‘expert patient’ (Ziebland 2004). This paper draws on the meta-analysis of interview data collected for identifying treatment outcomes important to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Taking a discourse approach to identity, the discussion focuses on the resources used in the negotiation and co-construction of expert identities, including domain-specific knowledge, access to institutional resources, and ability to self-manage. The analysis shows that expertise is both projected (institutionally sanctioned) and claimed by the patient (self-defined). We close the paper by highlighting the limitations of our pilot study and suggest avenues for further research.

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