EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Chapter 6, page 103


Figure 6.8:
Classifying physics problems


This figure presents three of the figures from Chi’s well-known study on expert-novice
differences in solving physics problems.


Novices grouped the problems Experts grouped the problems
associated with these diagrams associated with these diagrams
together because both problems together because both problems
involved blocks on a ramp. are solved using the idea of
conservation of energy.


From (Chi et al., 1981)

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