the problem method

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The ProblemMethod


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Problem Method

• A teaching strategy that employs thescientifc method in searching orinormation

• A student-centered strategy whichrequire students to become active

participants in the learning process

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Aims of ProblemMethod1. to encourage students to

refne and build onto theirown processes over a periodo time as their experiencesallow them to discard some

ideas and become aware ourther possibilities(Carpenter 1!"!#


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$. to develop %nowledge andunderstanding o when it is

appropriate to use particularstrategies


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&. 'o encourage the students todiscuss the processes which theyare underta%ing in order to

improve understanding gain newinsights into the problem andcommunicate their ideas

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Functions of Problem

Method1. +t trains the learner in

reasoning$. +t provides practical

%nowledge and s%ills

&. +t develops proper thoughthabits enabling the learner tomeet the exigencies o lie.

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,. +t teaches a learner how to act

in a new situation

. +t enables learner to solve

puling mental problems

. +t teaches the learners how to

suspend /udgment


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0. +t stimulates learners to fndsolutions and create new ideas

". +t encourages learners to helpothers solve problems


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Reasons Why A Problem-SolvingApproach Can Contribute

Signicantly To The !utcomes !fA Mathematics "ducation

it is a vehicle or developinglogical thin%ing

it can provide students with a context

or learning mathematical %nowledge


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it can enhance transer o s%ills

to unamiliar situations and it isan aesthetic orm in itsel

A problem-solving approach canprovide a vehicle or students toconstruct their own ideas about

mathematics and to ta%eresponsibility or their ownlearning


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Challenge…….

for teachers, at all levels, isto develop the process of

mathematical thinking

alongside the knowledge andto seek opportunities to

present even routinemathematics tasks in problem-solving contexts


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