PROBLEM SOLVING IN PRIMARY MATHEMATICS

(PENYELESAIAN MASALAH DI SEKOLAH RENDAH)LECTURE 2

By: Associate Prof. Dr. Nor’ain Mohd Tajudin

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjong Malim, Peraknorain@fsmt.upsi.edu.my

How to teach mathematical

problem solving?

MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM SOLVING MODELS

1 •Polya’s Model

2 •Lester’s Model

3 •Schoenfeld’s Model

4 •Charles & Lester’s Model

CLASS ACTIVITYJIGSAW – Cooperative Learning

Method

JIGSAW – Cooperative Learning Method

Phase 1: Students meet in home groups

Phase 2: Students meet in expert groups

Phase 3: Students return to home to teach one another

GROUP ACTIVITY

1. Create a mathematical problem solving question.2. Use one suitable model to solve the problem that you have created.

POLYA MODEL

Lester’s Model

Schoenfeld’s Model

Mathematical Problems solving thinking processes by Charles &Lester 1987