This paper first documents the range of beliefs university students have about problem solving. It then describes the extent to which students' beliefs about physics problem solving change by the end of a semester-long course that emphasized problem solving via context-rich, multifaceted problems. The frequency of strategies such as the Rolodex method reduces only slightly by the end of the semester. However, there is an increase in students describing more expansive strategies. In particular there is a large increase in describing the use of diagrams, and thinking about concepts first.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=9808">Ogilvie, Craig. "Changes in students’ problem-solving strategies in a course that includes context-rich, multifaceted problems." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5, no. 2, (August 28, 2009): 020102.</a>
C. Ogilvie, Changes in students’ problem-solving strategies in a course that includes context-rich, multifaceted problems, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5 (2), 020102 (2009), <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.020102>.
Ogilvie, C. (2009, August 28). Changes in students’ problem-solving strategies in a course that includes context-rich, multifaceted problems. Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res., 5(2), 020102. Retrieved April 5, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.020102
Ogilvie, Craig. "Changes in students’ problem-solving strategies in a course that includes context-rich, multifaceted problems." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5, no. 2, (August 28, 2009): 020102, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.020102 (accessed 5 April 2025).
Ogilvie, Craig. "Changes in students’ problem-solving strategies in a course that includes context-rich, multifaceted problems." Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 5.2 (2009): 020102. 5 Apr. 2025 <https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.020102>.
@article{
Author = "Craig Ogilvie",
Title = {Changes in students’ problem-solving strategies in a course that includes context-rich, multifaceted problems},
Journal = {Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res.},
Volume = {5},
Number = {2},
Pages = {020102},
Month = {August},
Year = {2009}
}
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