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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
October 2009
Print publication year:
1995
Online ISBN:
9780511527890
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511527890
Subjects:
Psychology, Cognition, Educational Psychology
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Book description

Schemas in Problem Solving explores a theory of schema development and studies the applicability of the theory as a unified basis for understanding learning, instruction and assessment. The theory's prescriptions for teaching are direct, and its application to assessment suggests new directions for tests. After examining the roots of the theory in earlier work by philosophers and psychologists, Marshall illustrates the main features of her theory with experimental evidence from students who are learning to recognize and solve arithmetic story problems. She describes individual performance with traditional empirical studies as well as computer simulation. The computer simulation reflects an approach in modelling cognition. Marshall's model links neural networks with symbolic systems to form a hybrid model that uses pattern matching of sets of features as well as logical step-by-step rules.

Reviews

"...a solid and interesting book..." Wayne D. Gray, Contemporary Psychology

"Cognitive scientists, philosophers, psychologists, and educators will find this book to be fascinating reading." Jenny A. Piazza, Teaching Children Mathematics

"...this book presents several methodological approaches which should prove invaluable to anyone attempting to apply variations on this schema theory to their domain." John Begoray, Journal of Educational thought

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