Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Measuring the Information Flow Received by High School Students to Solve a Simple Research Problem

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2012 5 (9)
Authors
Gavrikov, Vladimir L.; Khlebopros, Rem G.; Salagaeva, Angela V.
Contact information
Gavrikov, Vladimir L. : Department of Biology, Geography and Chemistry, V.P. Astafiev Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University , 89 A. Lebedeva st., Krasnoyarsk, 660049 Russia , e-mail: ; Khlebopros, Rem G. : Institute of Economics, Management and Environmental Studies, Siberian Federal University , 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia; Salagaeva, Angela V. : Institute of Economics, Management and Environmental Studies, Siberian Federal University , 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041 Russia
Keywords
information; problem solving; research task; phase portrait; Monte Carlo modeling
Abstract

In the paper, we use a new approach to measure the information flow used for problem solving. The problem was taken from a high school course Ecology and business and presented as an interface program available on the Internet. The participants communicated with the program in a dialogue mode and received feedback only as the terms right or wrong. The successions of correct moves were considered to give useful information to the participants. The information was measured according to Shannons approach, as a logarithm of the probability of events. It was established that the minimum information required to solve the problem was within the range of 30-50 bits. Also, to provide a successful solution, the information received at one time by a participant had to exceed 10 bits at least once.

Pages
1252-1261
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/3032

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