Keywords
Technology problems
Abstract
A randomized post-test-only experimental design with a counter-balanced internal replication was used to determine the effects of thinking-aloud pair problem solving (TAPPS) on the troubleshooting performance of college students in a power technology course. The experimental results were stable across two troubleshooting tasks. Students who participated in the pair problem solving groups were significantly more successful (p ≤ .05) at troubleshooting engine faults than were students in the control groups. Among students who successfully completed the troubleshooting tasks across both groups, there were no significant differences in time required for completion. These findings indicate that the use of pair problem solving may be an important step in the development of metacognitive skills among students in technological troubleshooting
Recommended Citation
Pate, M. L., Wardlow, G. W., & Johnson, D. M. (2004). Effects of thinking-aloud pair problem solving on the troubleshooting performance of undergraduate students in a power technology course. Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, 5(1), 59-64. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/discoverymag/vol5/iss1/14