Characterizing expert and novice differences in problem solving in heat transfer
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This research investigates adaptive expertise through the analysis of written open-ended questions. The open-ended questions were given to experts (advanced graduate students) and to novices (undergraduates taking an introductory heat transfer course). Analysis of the experts' responses to these questions indicated that experts make qualifying statements in their responses, a newly identified characteristic of expertise. Analysis of the novices' responses indicates areas for future work in research and teaching. Additionally, the wording of the open-ended questions appears to be important: the responses to questions that asked participants to choose an outcome showed greater differences between the expert and novice participants than questions that asked participants to explain how or why something happens.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Parikh, Sarah Elizabeth |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Primary advisor | Sheppard, S. (Sheri) |
| Thesis advisor | Sheppard, S. (Sheri) |
| Thesis advisor | Goodson, Kenneth E, 1967- |
| Thesis advisor | Pope, Denise Clark, 1966- |
| Advisor | Goodson, Kenneth E, 1967- |
| Advisor | Pope, Denise Clark, 1966- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Sarah Elizabeth Parikh. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. |
| Thesis | Ph.D. Stanford University 2011 |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2011 by Sarah Elizabeth Parikh
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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