Why are some problems hard? Evidence from Tower of Hanoi

1985/04/01 by K Kotovsky, Kenneth Kotovsky, J.R Hayes +3 · 20 citations
Psychology · Computer Science · #Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes #Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning #Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods

paper · doi:10.1016/0010-0285(85)90009-x

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