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The 4 s of Problem Solving
[ open HD video ]
The Goal
Create a list of specifications that
outline all the details that
someone needs to know to be able to
successfully complete a task.
The Job
Take the words and ideas from the person who has the problem
and translate them into precise technical
terms that the person(s) solving the
problem will understand.
3 Major Benefits
1. Addresses a major aspect of human nature:
Procrastination
3 Major Benefits
2. Forces the student to learn the value of taking into account how they are going to be rewarded for their work.
3 Major Benefits
3. Gives leverage to the person doing the work rather than to the one asking for the work to be done.
Using a Form
Let the students help
design the form that they will use for the tasks given to
them.
Skills andKnowledge
The student is to identify the specific knowledge they will need to implement their plan successfully.
Benefits
1.Students begin to take responsibility for identifying and pursuing their own learning.
2.Differentiated instruction.
Using a Form
Break large tasks
into a logical
sequence of smaller subtasks.
Design Timeline
Students often remark that
doing the actual work on
a project is anticlimactic.
Follow the Design
For students to learn the skill of
time management, they must be
monitored throughout the
project.
Monitor Throughout
Return to D #1
The Define step could be used as a tool to assess the quality of the completed project.
Follow up to the predetermined contract/rubric.
3 Major Benefits
1. Awareness of the quality of the work.
2. View problem solving as cyclical instead of linear.
3. Student participation makes evaluation more transparent.