Pattern Recognition
"Experts’ abilities to reason and solve problems depend on well-organized knowledge that affects what they notice and how they represent problems. Experts are not simply “general problem solvers” who have learned a set of strategies that operate across all domains. The fact that experts are more likely than novices to recognize meaningful patterns of information applies in all domains, whether chess, electronics, mathematics, or classroom teaching. In deGroot’s (1965) words, a “given” problem situation is not really a given. Because of their ability to see patterns of meaningful information, experts begin problem solving at “a higher place” (deGroot, 1965). An emphasis on the patterns perceived by experts suggests that pattern recognition is an important strategy for helping students develop confidence and competence. These patterns provide triggering conditions for accessing knowledge that is relevant to a task." (From "How People Learn")
Patterns in geography, biogeography, archeology
- Santa Susanna Mountains
- Nazca lines, Peru
- Topographic Maps (See chapter 21.2)
- Climographs
- Which doesn't fit with the rest?
- Other sites of interest
- Climographs
Other patterns