| Abstract: | Consideration is given to the use in human problem-solving research of measuring instruments, standard materials, and research techniques. 29 complex tasks, culled from the literature, are described, followed by several possibly useful task-attributes. Among the types of scores usable in problem-solving tasks are those that are easily quantifiable (success or failure, error scores, time scores), not as easily quantifiable (assistance scores, deficiency scores, elegance and neatness of the solution), and several types of qualitative scores. Problem solving and reasoning are wanting in not only theory, but also in the establishment of and prediction from dimensionable independent variables. 39 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
