Threshold concepts in the development of problem-solving skills
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Date
2015
Authors
Wismath, Shelly
Orr, Doug
MacKay, Bruce
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Publisher
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Abstract
Problem- solving skills are of ten identified as a key component of 21st century education. This study collected data from students enrolled in a university- level Liberal Education science course called Problems and Puzzles, which introduced students to the theory and practice of problem solving via puzzles. Based on classroom observation and other qualitative data collected over three semesters, we have identified three significant changes in student behaviour at specific points in the course. These changes can be posited to reveal three underlying threshold concepts in the evolution and establishment of students’ problem- solving skills.
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Sherpa Romeo green journal. Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) applies
Keywords
Problem solving , Theshold concepts , Persistence , Novice-to-expert transition , Transformative experience , Liminal state , Student behavior
Citation
Wismath, S., Orr, D., & MacKay, B. (2015). Threshold concepts in the development of problem-solving skills. Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 3(1), 63-73. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.3.1.63