A new orientation for research on problem solving and competencies in any domain

  • Andreas Fischer (Journal manager)
    Forschungsinstitut Betriebliche Bildung (f-bb), Nuremberg

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Abstract

Research on complex problem solving (CPS) has reached a stage where certain standards have been achieved, whereas the future development is quite ambiguous. In this situation, the editors of the Journal of Dynamic Decision Making asked a number of representative authors to share their point of view with respect to seven questions about the relevance of (complex) problem solving as a research area, about the contribution of laboratory-based CPS research to solving real life problems, about the roles of knowledge, strategies, and intuition in CPS, and about the existence of expertise in CPS.

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Published
2019-12-31
Language
English