Teaching Problem Solving Through Cooperative Grouping. Part 1: Group Versus Individual Problem Solving

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written by Patricia Heller, Ronald Keith, and Scott Anderson

This article describes an experiment that was conducted to investigate the effects of cooperative group learning on the problem solving performance of college students in a large introductory physics course. An explicit problem solving strategy was taught in the course, and students practiced using the strategy to solve problems in mixed-ability cooperative groups. A technique was developed to evaluate students' problem solving performance and determine the difficulty of context-rich problems. It was found that better problem solutions emerged through collaboration than were achieved by individuals working alone. The instructional approach improved the problem solving performance of students at all ability levels.

American Journal of Physics: Volume 60, Issue 7, Pages 627-636

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17117

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1992 American Association of Physics Teachers
Accession Number:: 1480178
DOI:: 10.1119/1.17117
ISSN Number:: 0002-9505
Keywords:: context-rich problems, cooperative group learning, groups, problem solving, teams
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created July 13, 2005 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: June 18, 2006 by Elizabeth Bolton
Last Update when Cataloged:: July 1, 1992
Other Collections:: The PER-Central

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=2772">Heller, P, R. Keith, and S. Anderson. "Teaching Problem Solving Through Cooperative Grouping. Part 1: Group Versus Individual Problem Solving." Am. J. Phys. 60, no. 7, (July 1, 1992): 627-636.</a>

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P. Heller, R. Keith, and S. Anderson, , Am. J. Phys. 60 (7), 627 (1992), WWW Document, (https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17117).

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P. Heller, R. Keith, and S. Anderson, Teaching Problem Solving Through Cooperative Grouping. Part 1: Group Versus Individual Problem Solving, Am. J. Phys. 60 (7), 627 (1992), <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17117>.

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Heller, P., Keith, R., & Anderson, S. (1992, July 1). Teaching Problem Solving Through Cooperative Grouping. Part 1: Group Versus Individual Problem Solving. Am. J. Phys., 60(7), 627-636. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17117

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Heller, P, R. Keith, and S. Anderson. "Teaching Problem Solving Through Cooperative Grouping. Part 1: Group Versus Individual Problem Solving." Am. J. Phys. 60, no. 7, (July 1, 1992): 627-636, https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17117 (accessed 25 April 2024).

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Heller, Patricia, Ronald Keith, and Scott Anderson. "Teaching Problem Solving Through Cooperative Grouping. Part 1: Group Versus Individual Problem Solving." Am. J. Phys. 60.7 (1992): 627-636. 25 Apr. 2024 <https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17117>.

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