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Collaborative problem-solving education for the twenty-first-century workforce

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The complex research, policy and industrial challenges of the twenty-first century require collaborative problem solving. Assessments suggest that, globally, many graduates lack necessary competencies. There is a pressing need, therefore, to improve and expand teaching of collaborative problem solving in our education systems.

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  1. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

    Stephen M. Fiore

  2. University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA

    Arthur Graesser

  3. University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

    Samuel Greiff

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Fiore, S.M., Graesser, A. & Greiff, S. Collaborative problem-solving education for the twenty-first-century workforce. Nat Hum Behav 2, 367–369 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0363-y

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