Digital Badge E ch.7

       Problem solving is when you have a situation and you need to find a way to solve it. As teachers we teach students how to problem solve. By using questions, making predictions, testing theories, and revising the based ideas. Problem solving is an activity that is very educational because it teaching students even to use methods like these for the future even in real life events. The three steps in problem solving are understanding the problem, using problem solving strategies, and checking results.





       Understanding the problem as a teacher when teaching and you ask question and students respond you need to make sure students are identifying the type of questions. Also, what to do with question and what they know to answer it. If they are kindergartners you can show examples of what the question is so they can picture what you are asking.
      Also, using problem solving strategies is separating the problems and making sure you understand what to answer first so you can get the correct answer. A math teacher uses this step every day with math problems making sure students are doing are following the steps correctly. This step is also helpful in science doing experiments and writing when students needs to put order in answering the prompt.
        The last step is checking the results. This step is making sure the answer is correct. If the students got an answer incorrect they you as the teacher can always go back and see what step they did wrong. This is were I think using problem solving skills is easy to identify when students make a mistake. And the students can see clearly where they made a mistake and learn from it.


Reference:
Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.