Using Analogical Reasoning and Schema Formation to Improve the Success in Formulating Linear Programming Models

Frederic H. Murphy and Venkat Panchanadam
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Frederic H. Murphy: School of Business and Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122
Venkat Panchanadam: Royal Caribbian International, 1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, Florida 33132

Operations Research, 1999, vol. 47, issue 5, 663-674

Abstract: In this paper we look at alternative ways of teaching linear programming model formulation and show that the material needs to be presented within the context of a structure that improves the ability of students to apply the models to subsequent problems. This work builds on the cognitive psychology literature on formulating algebra word problems. We show that presenting a conceptual framework prior to teaching linear programming examples is better then either no conceptual framework or presenting the framework after teaching the examples.

Keywords: linear programming; cognition and LP modeling; philosophy of modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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