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Abstract |
This article proposes a theory of the processes that enable a student to learn while engaged in solving a problem. It gives a microscopic account of learning in a specific situation, based on a detailed analysis of a single human problem-solving protocol. It proposes general mechanisms, however, that make no specific reference to an individual subject or task, and it shows how these interact with specific task information gained during the problem-solving process. The adequacy of the mechanisms for producing the learning is guaranteed by a computer simulation of the process in the form of an adaptive production system. |
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