Table 2 shows the number of “wild goose chase” processes (which are processes that
consist – besides Reading – only of Exploration or Analysis and Exploration episodes;
cf. Rott 2011) – as a sign of missing process regulation – which is strongly correlated to
products of categories 1 and 2 for the novices (cf. Rott 2011). Table 2 also shows the
number of processes with Planning episodes for each product category as well as
miscellaneous process which are neither “wild goose chases” nor contain Planning.
The novices used “wild goose chases” in 32 of 83 processes (39 %) whereas the experts
showed this kind of behaviour in only 4 of 28 processes (14 %). Planning activities
were coded in 41 of 83 novice processes (49 %) whereas 24 of 28 expert processes
(86 %, all but the 4 “wild goose chases”) planned their problem solving attempts.