The multiple faces of complex problems: A model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessment
In this paper, we present a competency model for complex problem solving (CPS) by building on the categories of Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other components (KSAO). We highlight domain-general and domain-specific components in each of these categories, review established conceptualizations of...
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| author | Andreas Fischer Jonas C. Neubert |
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| description | In this paper, we present a competency model for complex problem solving (CPS) by building on the categories of Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other components (KSAO). We highlight domain-general and domain-specific components in each of these categories, review established conceptualizations of CPS, and present a new model of CPS competency that is meant to provide a starting point for systematic research on training and assessment. The model highlights the idea that complex problems differ with regard to the KSAO components they demand from a problem solver and that performance in one problem does not necessarily predict performance in a different problem. Implications for research on the training and assessment of CPS competency are discussed, and a selection of well-established tests for various components of the KSAO model is provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c903a1a9e064541a4d184c93bbf928e2022-12-22T03:35:38ZengUniversity Library HeidelbergJournal of Dynamic Decision Making2365-80372016-02-011110.11588/jddm.2015.1.2394523945The multiple faces of complex problems: A model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessmentAndreas Fischer0Jonas C. Neubert1Heidelberg UniversityBrandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergIn this paper, we present a competency model for complex problem solving (CPS) by building on the categories of Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other components (KSAO). We highlight domain-general and domain-specific components in each of these categories, review established conceptualizations of CPS, and present a new model of CPS competency that is meant to provide a starting point for systematic research on training and assessment. The model highlights the idea that complex problems differ with regard to the KSAO components they demand from a problem solver and that performance in one problem does not necessarily predict performance in a different problem. Implications for research on the training and assessment of CPS competency are discussed, and a selection of well-established tests for various components of the KSAO model is provided.https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jddm/article/view/23945complex problem solvingproblem solving competencyKSAO model |
| spellingShingle | Andreas Fischer Jonas C. Neubert The multiple faces of complex problems: A model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessment Journal of Dynamic Decision Making complex problem solving problem solving competency KSAO model |
| title | The multiple faces of complex problems: A model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessment |
| title_full | The multiple faces of complex problems: A model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessment |
| title_fullStr | The multiple faces of complex problems: A model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | The multiple faces of complex problems: A model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessment |
| title_short | The multiple faces of complex problems: A model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessment |
| title_sort | multiple faces of complex problems a model of problem solving competency and its implications for training and assessment |
| topic | complex problem solving problem solving competency KSAO model |
| url | https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jddm/article/view/23945 |
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