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A Problem-Solving Framework to Assist Students and Teachers in STEM Courses

Journal of College Science Teaching—March/April 2017

One of the most essential STEM problem-solving skills is the ability to monitor one’s own progress and understanding while solving a problem. Successful monitoring during the entire solution allows a solver to identify errors within a solution and make adjustments as necessary. To highlight this aspect of problem solving, the authors developed a framework that introduces students to monitoring alongside the more traditional aspects of problem-solving models.
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