Problem Solving
For the past few years, I have devoted most of my professional research and development to better understanding problem solving. Why? Primarily because the field of instructional design has largely ignored problem solving, so there is very little understanding of how humans solve problems or how to support learning, how to solve problems. I hope to develop models fo every kind of problem solving identified in the second paper in this list. The papers about problem solving that I have authored or co-authored are listed below.
Books
Articles
Jonassen, D.H. (1997). Instructional design model for well-structured and ill-structured problem-solving learning outcomes. Educational Technology: Research and Development, 45 (1), 65-95.
Jonassen, D.H. (2000). Toward a design theory of problem solving. Educational Technology: Research & Development, 48 (4), 63-85.
Dabbagh, N., Jonassen, D.H., Yueh Hsiu-Ping, Samouilova, M. (2000). Assessing a problem-based learning approach in an introductory instructional design course: A case study. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 13 (3), 60-83.
Jonassen, D.H & Kwon, H.I. (2001). Communication patterns in computer-mediated vs. face-to-face group problem solving. Educational Technology: Research and Development, 49 (10, 35-52.
Jonassen, D.H. (2001). Can You Train Your Employees to Solve Problems: If So, What Kind? Performance Improvement, 40(9), 16-22.
Jonassen, D.H. & Hernandez-Serrano, J. (2002). Case-based reasoning and instructional design: Using stories to support problem solving. Educational Technology: Research and Development, 50 (2), 65-77.
Tan , S.C., Turgeon, A.J., & Jonassen, D.H. (2001). Computer-supported collaborative argumentation: An innovative approach to group problem solving. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 30, 54-61.
Jonassen, D.H. (2002). Engaging and supporting problem solving in online learning. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 3 (1), 1-13.
Cho, K.L., & Jonassen, D.H. (2002). The effects of argumentation scaffolds on argumentation and problem solving. Educational Technology: Research & Development, 50 (3)5-22.
Hong, N.S., Jonassen, D.H., & McGee, S. (2003). Predictors of well-structured and ill-structured problem solving in an astronomy simulation. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 40 (1), 6-33.
Hernandez-Serrano, J., & Jonassen, D.H. (2003). The effects of case libraries on problem solving. Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning, 19, 103-114.
Jonassen, D.H. (2003). Using cognitive tools to represent problems. Journal of Research in Technology in Education, 35 (3), 362-381.
Jonassen, D.H. (2003). Learning to solve troubleshooting problems. Performance Improvement, 42 (4), 34-38
Jonassen, D.H. (2003). Designing instruction for story problems. Educational Psychology Review, 15 (3), 267-296.
Jonassen, D.H., & Hung, W. (under review). Learning to troubleshoot: From Domain Knowledge to Experience. Human Factors.
Book Chapters
Jonassen, D.H. (2002). Integrating problem solving into instructional design. In R.A. Reiser & J. Dempsey (Eds.), Trends and issues ion instructional design and technology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Jonassen, D.H. (2002) Learning to solve problems online. In C. Vrasidas & G. Glass (Eds.), Distance education and distance learning (pp. 75-98). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Hung,W., Bailey, J., & Jonassen, D.H. (in press). How Effective is Problem-based Learning? In D. Knowlton & D.C. Sharp (Eds.), Problem-based learning for the information age. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Jonassen, D.H. (in press). Problem solving: The enterprise. In M. Spector & D. Wiley (Eds.), Essays in honor of David Merrill. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.