Measures of Problem-Solving Performance and of Problem-Solving Instruction
Alan H. Schoenfeld · Journal for Research in Mathematics Education · 1982
This article presents and discusses three paper-and-pencil tests of students' performance on nonroutine mathematics problems at the college level. These tests assess the following: 1. the frequency with which students apply various problem-solving heuristics, and how far and with what success they pursue them; 2. students' subjective assessments of their own problem-solving behavior; and 3. transfer of heuristic behavior on problems related in various degrees to ones that students have studied. These measures were used to assess students' performance before and after a month-long intensive problem-solving course. They provide evidence that such a course can produce strong changes in students' problem-solving behavior.