• • The real world is filled with problems that need resolution. Some problems may be very well defined (e.g., determining if purchasing a new outfit is within one's current monetary means; finding the shortest route to travel to a nearby art museum) Other problems maybe less well defined (e.g., determining how to increase neighborhood safety and finding the ”best” post secondary education). To fully participate in this world, students need to be able to analyze problems, from tentative hypotheses, collect and interpret data, and develop some type of logical approach to solving the problem.
    In the problem solving method, Learners use previously learned content and skills to resolve a challenging problem. Problem solving is often based on the scientific method of inquiry.
    The usual steps are:

    • Define the problem and all the major components

    • formulate hypotheses

    • collect and analyze data

    • formulate conclusions and/or solutions.

Learners must define the problem clearly ( perhaps state a hypothesis), examine data, and generate a solution. Through this process, Learners are expected to arrive at a higher level of understanding of the content under study.

One way to distinguish problem-solving from discovery is that in problem solving students are using previously learned content and skills to solve problems while in discovery students are learning the content and skills.

Focus on specific types of problems.

Specific problem solving programs often focus on specific skills (e.g., spatial ability, logic) or problem solving in a specific discipline (e.g., mathematics, science, technical theater)

Practice.

The computer can provide students with practice over a large number of problems in a short. Of time, requiring interaction and providing feedback as in other forms of computer aided instruction.

Variety.

The computer is capable of presenting a variety of problems. Help students to generalize their problem solving skill.

• The real world is filled with problems that need resolution. Some problems may be very well defined (e.g., determining if purchasing a new outfit is within one's current monetary means; finding the shortest route to travel to a nearby art museum) Other problems maybe less well defined (e.g., determining how to increase neighborhood safety and finding the ”best” post secondary education). To fully participate in this world, students need to be able to analyze problems, from tentative hypotheses, collect and interpret data, and develop some type of logical approach to solving the problem.

• In the problem solving method, Learners use previously learned content and skills to resolve a challenging problem. Problem solving is often based on the scientific method of inquiry.

• The usual steps are:

• Define the problem and all the major components

• formulate hypotheses

• collect and analyze data

• formulate conclusions and/or solutions.

• Learners must define the problem clearly ( perhaps state a hypothesis), examine data, and generate a solution. Through this process, Learners are expected to arrive at a higher level of understanding of the content under study.

• One way to distinguish problem-solving from discovery is that in problem solving students are using previously learned content and skills to solve problems while in discovery students are learning the content and skills.

Motivation Activities

• What strategies will you use to hold students’ attention throughout the lesson?

• What strategies will you use to help students see the relevance of the information?

• Will you use to increase students’ confidence in learning?

• What strategies will you use to increase student satisfaction in learning?

Orientation Activities

• Do to help students understand the objectives of the current lesson?

• What will you do to link the lesson to previous lesson?

• What will you do to form transitions?

• What will you do to summarize the lesson and Link it to future lessons?

Information Activities

• What major content ideas will you present? In what sequence? Using what examples?

• What will you do to help students understand and remember those ideas?

• What will you do to help students see the relationships among the ideas?

• What will you do to help students understand when and why the ideas will be useful?

Application Activities

• What will you do to give students an opportunity to apply their new knowledge or skill?

• How much guidance will you provide in what form will that guidance take?

• In what way will you give students feedback about their performance during practice?

Evaluation Activities

• What will you do to determine whether students have achieved the learning objectives?

• how will you give students feedback about their performance during the evaluation?