PROBLEM SOLVING

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. 3. WORK IT THROUGH SYSTEMATICALLY

   • CONSIDER THE PROS & CONS OF EACH SOLUTION
   • WRITE DOWN EACH STEP WHEN USING FORMULAS, SO YOU CAN SEE YOUR PROGRESS
   • CONSIDER WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH EACH STEP OF YOUR PLAN

2. 4. CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

   • TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK TO AVOID ERRORS
   • TO CHECK THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY

3. 2. IDENTIFY THE STRATIGIES

   • THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
   • CONSIDER SIMILAR PROBLEMS & THEIR SOLUTIONS
   • COMPARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PAST PROBLEMS & THIS ONE
     • DECIDE
       • CHOOSE THE BEST APPROACH
     • EVALUATE OPTIONS :
       • LIST STRATIGIES & THEIR OUTCOMES
       • CONSIDER PROS & CONS

4. 5. WRITE OUT THE PROBLEMS

   • DESCRIBE SOLUTION & PROBLEM CORRECTLY
   • LIST THE STEPS YOU'D FOLLOW TO SOLVE
   • MAKE SURE THE SOLUTION'S CLEAR, WHETHER IT'S NUMBER, RECOMMENDATION OR A CONCLUSION

5. 1. DEFINE THE TASK

   • EXPLAIN PROBLEM IN YOUR OWN WORDS
     • IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANSWER YOU NEEDED
     • COMPARE IT TO SIMILAR PROBLEMS
   • SKETCH A DIAGRAM IF IT HELPS YOU VISUALISE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTS OF PROBLEM
   • UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE ASKED TO DO
   • CLEARLY DEFINE THE PROBLEM IN WRITING TO STAY FOCUSED

6. 6. EVALUATE YOUR WORK

   • DID YOU MANAGE YOUR TIME EFFECTIVELY?
   • DID YOU EXPLORE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS THOROUGHLY?
   • DID YOU FIND SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO GUIDE YOU?
   • DID YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM & WHAT WAS NEEDED?

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