Problem Solving. Research Brief

Autor/in	Muir, Mike
Institution	Education Partnerships, Inc. (EPI)
Titel	Problem Solving. Research Brief
Quelle	(2004), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Daily Living Skills; Problem Solving; Critical Thinking; Mathematics Instruction; Comprehension; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Alltagsfertigkeit; Problemlösen; Kritisches Denken; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Verstehen; Verständnis; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	No longer solely the domain of Mathematics, problem solving permeates every area of today's curricula. Ideally students are applying heuristics strategies in varied contexts and novel situations in every subject taught. The ability to solve problems is a basic life skill and is essential to understanding technical subjects. Problem-solving is a subset of critical thinking and employs the same strategies. Although the line between the two is fuzzy, in general, the goal of problem-solving is to adduce correct solutions to well-structured problems, whereas the goal of critical thinking is to construct and defend reasonable solutions to ill-structured problems. Basically, problem-solving is the process of reasoning to solutions using more than simple application of previously learned procedures. Much of the writing now is not so much about teaching problem solving skills as it is about how problem solving can become the rich context for learning material. For example, as the emphasis has shifted in Math education from teaching problem solving to teaching "via" problem solving, many writers have attempted to clarify what is meant by a problem-solving approach to teaching mathematics. The focus is on teaching mathematical topics through problem-solving contexts and enquiry-oriented environments which are characterized by the teacher helping students construct a deep understanding of mathematical ideas and processes by engaging them in doing mathematics: creating, conjecturing, exploring, testing, and verifying. (Contains 14 online resources and 6 ERIC resources.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Education Partnerships, Inc. Web site: http://www.educationpartnerships.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10