Complex problem solving: What it is and what it is not

D Dörner, J Funke - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Computer-simulated scenarios have been part of psychological research on problem
solving for more than 40 years. The shift in emphasis from simple toy problems to complex …

Competencies for complexity: Problem solving in the twenty-first century

J Funke, A Fischer, DV Holt - Assessment and teaching of 21st century …, 2018 - Springer
In this chapter, we present a view of problem solving as a bundle of skills, knowledge and
abilities that are required to deal effectively with complex non-routine situations in different …

Personality, cognitive ability, and academic performance: Differential associations across school subjects and school tracks

ND Brandt, CM Lechner, J Tetzner… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Personality traits and cognitive ability are well‐established predictors of academic
performance. Yet, how consistent and generalizable are the associations between …

The assessment of 21st century skills in industrial and organizational psychology: Complex and collaborative problem solving

JC Neubert, J Mainert, A Kretzschmar… - Industrial and …, 2015 - cambridge.org
In this article, we highlight why and how industrial and organizational psychologists can take
advantage of research on 21st century skills and their assessment. We present vital …

Ladders for learning: is scaffolding the key to teaching problem-solving in technology-mediated learning contexts?

A Janson, M Sӧllner, JM Leimeister - Academy of Management …, 2020 - journals.aom.org
The success of innovative teaching/learning approaches aiming to foster problem solving in
management education depends on useful and easy-to-use IT components in the learning …

Exploring inductive reasoning, scientific reasoning and science motivation, and their role in predicting STEM achievement across grade levels

D Van Vo, B Csapó - International Journal of Science and Mathematics …, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to investigate the patterns of students' performance in inductive reasoning,
scientific reasoning and science motivation at different grade levels. We also examined the …

The relationship between social media-related factors and student collaborative problem-solving achievement: an HLM analysis of 37 countries

M Wang, R Yu, J Hu - Education and Information Technologies, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Knowledge and abilities with social media technologies are perceived as critical
premises for human development. Familiarity with different types of social media …

Individual differences in fluid intelligence moderate the interleaving effect for perceptual category learning

SC Pan, L Yu, Y Hong, MJ Wong, G Selvarajan… - Learning and Individual …, 2025 - Elsevier
The interleaving effect refers to the finding that repeatedly switching between categories
during study or practice enhances learning relative to focusing on only one category at a …

A Systematic Review of Complex Problem-Solving in Education and Mathematics Education

MD Pamungkas, SB Waluya… - Journal of Higher …, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Abstract According to Funke (2001), a person can be said to have mastered complex
problem situations if they can extract relevant but initially hidden information, build problem …

Understanding the link between need for cognition and complex problem solving

J Rudolph, S Greiff, A Strobel, F Preckel - Contemporary Educational …, 2018 - Elsevier
With the aim of broadening the understanding of the nomological network of Complex
Problem Solving (CPS), we investigated the link between CPS and Need for Cognition …