Which of the following step is likely to hinder problem-solving skills among students?

Option 3 : Getting stuck on one fixed way of representing a problem

Problem-solving skills help students determine the source of a problem and find an effective solution. These are skills that help students identify and solve problems effectively and efficiently. Problem-solving is a process of overcoming difficulties that appear to interfere with the attainment of a goal. So, a teacher should develop problem-solving skills in students.

 These are the steps to solve the problem:

• Identification of problem -We have to identify the problem before solving it.
  • Once the problem is identified the learners make schema related to the problem to solve it properly.
• Analyzing the problem-  After the identification of the problem, we have to analyze the problem, so that we can figure out which, methods and steps we have to use to solve it.
• Evaluating-  After analyzing the problem, focusing on the relevant information about the problem, and the evaluation of the correct step is required.
• Implementation- Once the Evaluation is completed execute the steps if the result doesn't come, again start by analyzing the problem.
•  It is important to the identification of the problem and ideas which we are going to follow to solve our problems rather than find the solution in the whole problem-solving technique.

Thus to solve a problem learners should use divergent thinking and find out the multiple ways by which the problem can be solved.

Hint

•  Following or getting stuck on a single way to cater to a problem is not the best way to solve the problem, students should have to focus on multiple possible ways to solve the same problem.