Teaching Problem Solving

This lecture covers the foundations for teaching problem solving in higher education, focusing on research evidence, problem categorization, student beliefs impact, and transfer in problem solving. It discusses a typology of problems including routine, non-routine, and ill-defined problems. The lecture also explores a cognitive study of problem solving in statics, addressing difficulties faced by students and differences between strong and weak students. It emphasizes the importance of analytical problem-solving skills in engineering education, highlighting the need for strong analysis and problem-solving skills. The session concludes by discussing the concept of learning to transfer knowledge and problem-solving skills between different contexts.