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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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