Learning style refers to an individual’s approach to learning based on his or her preferences, strengths, and weaknesses. Problem solving is considered an essential cognitive activity wherein people are required to understand a problem, apply their knowledge, and monitor behavior to solve the issue. Problem solving has recently gained attention in education research, as it is considered an esse...

Introduction Problem solving, and technological problem solving in particular, is clearly a critical survival skill in our technologically advanced world. Government, business, vocational and technology education leaders have increasingly called for more emphasis on higher-order thinking skills and problem solving in both general and technological areas. The American technology education profes...

Problem-solving tasks are set as a regular part of the course work on most courses in science, mathematics and technology, and in some social science courses as well. They are seen as an important part of the students’ work because they require the application of knowledge and principles to new situations, thus testing and reinforcing the students’ real understanding of what they have learned. ...

While recent research has explored the psychometric properties of the Social Problem Solving InventoryRevised (SPSI-R; D’Zurilla, Nezu, Maydeu-Olivares, 2002) in Spain, this research has not extended to North American Hispanics. The purpose of this study is threefold: First, we examine the reliability of the SPSI-R subscales in a sample of US Hispanics. Second, we investigate whether SPSI-R gen...

Speech can lead to increased performance in computer-based problem solving. Studies of complex interaction styles — such as command-line or system-delayed interaction — have found that complex interaction styles can lead to savings in the number of actions users take to reach a solution for certain tasks compared with direct manipulation. Speech can be viewed a complex interaction style because...