Abilities Measured by the Purdue Elementary Problem-Solving Inventory
- 1 December 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 33 (3) , 959-963
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1973.33.3.959
Abstract
Data from the Purdue Elementary Problem-Solving Inventory for 364 second-graders were analyzed. The inventory was designed to assess 12 distinct problem-solving skills. A principal axis factor solution with varimax and then oblique rotations was computed from tetrachoric item intercorrelations. 6 psychologically interpretable factors emerged. These 6 factors corresponded to 6 of the hypothesized 12 component abilities involved in the test. Items representative of these factors appeared to assess the ability to sense that a problem exists, define the problem specifically, notice details, see implications, make remote associations, and select the best solution to a problem.Keywords
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