Relatório
Analyzing problem solving strategies under a cognitive viewpoint
Registro en:
SOARES, A.; CAETANO, M.; LIMA, C. Analyzing problem solving strategies under a cognitive viewpoint. Rio de Janeiro: NCE/UFRJ, 2002. 10 p. (Relatório Técnico, 09/02)
Autor
Soares, Adriana
Caetano, Manoel
Lima, Cabral
Institución
Resumen
In this paper we investigate the hurnan reasoning applied to the rnathernatical problem resolution process. Our approach is based on two main settings: a. the investigation of mental processes involved in the human reasoning applied to problem resolution; b. the analysis of differences in the categorization and resolution of rnathematical problems by beginners and specialists. In a. we sought to contribute for the rupture of the logical-formal reasoning paradigm. In fact, we sought to contribute for the rupture of the idea that identifies the hurnan as a completely rational entity, which invokes a thinking way that adheres the rules of an explicit form. Our results show that the human reasoning is not determined exclusively by logical- forrnal guidelines,
but is rather determined by characteristics and aspects of the context. In b. we sought to analyze more effectively the problem-resolution process. We concentrated our discussion on the differences in the categorization and resolution of mathematical problems by beginners and specialists. Our results indicate for a problem categorization and subsequent resolution: specialists are guided by organized logical principIes,
and beginners are guided by superficial elements found in its enunciation.