?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Perspectives+on+problem+solving+in+educational+assessment%3A+analytical%2C+interactive%2C+and+collaborative+problem+solving&rft.creator=Greiff%2C+Samuel&rft.creator=Holt%2C+Daniel+V.&rft.creator=Funke%2C+Joachim&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Problem+solving+has+received+broad+public+interest+as+an+important+competency+in+modern+societies.+In+educational+large-scale+assessments+paper-pencil+based+analytical+problem+solving+was+included+first+(e.g.%2C+Programme+for+International+Student+Assessment%2C+PISA+2003).+With+growing+interest+in+more+complex+situations%2C+the+focus+has+shifted+to+interactive+problem+solving+(e.g.%2C+PISA+2012)+requiring+identification+and+control+of+complex+systems.+In+the+future%2C+collaborative+problem+solving+represents+the+next+step+in+assessing+problem+solving+ability+(e.g.%2C+PISA+2015).+This+paper+describes+these+different+approaches+to+assessing+problem+solving+ability+in+large-scale+assessments+considering+theoretical+questions+as+well+as+assessment+issues.+For+each+of+the+three+types+of+problem+solving%2C+the+definition+and+understanding+of+the+construct+is+explained%2C+items+examples+are+shown+together+with+some+empirical+results%2C+and+limitations+of+the+respective+approach+are+discussed.+A+final+discussion+centers+on+the+connection+of+cognitive+and+differential+psychology+within+educational+research+and+assessment.&rft.publisher=Purdue+University&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9041%2F1%2FGreiff%2520Holt%2520Funke%25202013%2520JPS.pdf&rft.identifier=++Greiff%2C+Samuel+and+Holt%2C+Daniel+V.+and+Funke%2C+Joachim++(2013)+Perspectives+on+problem+solving+in+educational+assessment%3A+analytical%2C+interactive%2C+and+collaborative+problem+solving.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9041%2F