Problem solving is a complex process that is important for all citizens in our modern world and crucial for learning physics. Although there is a great deal of effort to improve student problem solving throughout the educational system, there is no standard way to evaluate written problem solving that is valid, reliable, and easy to use. Typically complex processes such as problem solving are a...

The typical initial reaction to the suggestion that Rietveld analysis be used for industrial problem solving is “Isn’t that overkill?“. The advent of fast computers (especially PCs) overturns this perception, and makes this exciting analytical tool practical for even routine applications. Rietveld analysis provides a convenient and physically-meaningful way of extracting the maximum possible in...

The purpose of this study is to find out a theoretical basis for the interactions of learning in a small group setting of mathematical problem solving. Many researchers already examined the theoretical background for the small group settings in problem solving. However, most of the literatures merely have reported findings of achievement and ignored the process-observation taken during the smal...

care professionals in an educational setting that would be modeled in clinical practice. Instructors from each discipline collaborated on the learning objectives for the simulation. Each discipline specified the expectations and the perceived roles their student would have within the simulation. The simulation allowed students the opportunity to interact with each other to provide safe and effe...

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of teaching of the problem solving strategies on the students’ physics achievement, strategy level, attitude, and achievement motivation. Experimental procedures were conducted on the tenth grade students in Turkey. Research data were collected with Physics Achievement Test, Surveys of Problem Solving Strategies, Problem Solving Attitude, and Ach...