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Teaching of General Psychology: Problem Solving

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This chapter defines problem solving and its research history. In addition to this, it introduces data science approaches to research on problem solving for psychology students, educators, and researchers. The chapter describes four new core content and topical areas on the immediate horizon: data science, Internet of things, network analyses, and artificial intelligence. The chapter elucidates implications for data science education in general psychology, focusing on research in problem solving and on how problem solving can be taught in higher education.

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  1. Curtin University, Perth, Australia

    David Gibson & Dirk Ifenthaler

  2. University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Dirk Ifenthaler

  3. University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg

    Samuel Greiff

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  1. School of Education, Univ of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

    Joerg Zumbach

  2. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Bonita Springs, FL, USA

    Douglas Bernstein

  3. Psychology Learning & Instruction, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

    Susanne Narciss

  4. DISUFF, University of Salerno, Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Giuseppina Marsico

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    Joerg Zumbach

  2. Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Douglas A. Bernstein

  3. Psychologie des Lehrens und Lernens, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland

    Susanne Narciss

  4. University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

    Giuseppina Marsico

  5. Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil

    Giuseppina Marsico

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Gibson, D., Ifenthaler, D., Greiff, S. (2022). Teaching of General Psychology: Problem Solving. In: Zumbach, J., Bernstein, D., Narciss, S., Marsico, G. (eds) International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26248-8_8-1

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