This, in combination with item above, implies the use of process model and process roles. The roles may help identify the processes on which to focus. This also goes for the modeling activity. Students require assistance in seeing and identifying similarities between problem contexts and the application of approaches. One can only recall the issue of problem isomorphs and the difficulty problem solvers have in realizing that problem isomorphs have similar solution structures.
Novices are more likely to focus on surface features than on other characteristics.
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