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Which Heuristic Operations Do Primary School Students Use When Solving Complex Story Problems?

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The scientific discussion of heurism concentrates on the solving of tasks. One of its specific aims is to emphasize the general reasons for choosing certain aspects of a problem that helps us to find the solution (Pólya, 1964). The elements that are detected in such analyses are known as “heuristic operations” or “heuristics” (Bruder & Collet, 2011). These terms, however, are understood as rules of thumb, which can be utilized for problem solving without guaranteeing a solution (Rasch, 2001). Because the operations are supposed to be independent of the specific content, they can be used by problem solvers for a variety of tasks and transferred to various contexts (König, 1992).

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Groß, J., Gouasé, N., Rasch, R., Schnotz, W. (2015). Which Heuristic Operations Do Primary School Students Use When Solving Complex Story Problems?. In: Schnotz, W., Kauertz, A., Ludwig, H., Müller, A., Pretsch, J. (eds) Multidisciplinary Research on Teaching and Learning. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137467744_10

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