Three of the Following Strategies Should Help Your Students Solve

question 56

Multiple Choice

Three of the following strategies should help your students solve ill-defined problems more effectively.Which strategy is least likely to be useful to them?

• A)Teach them to break a problem into several smaller, better-defined problems.
• B)Suggest that they begin by brainstorming a variety of possible approaches to solving the problem.
• C)Teach them how to use the library or Internet to find any information they may need to solve the problem.
• D)If they get overly frustrated with the problem, give them the correct answer and explain the algorithm you used to find it.

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Definitions:

Algorithm

A step-by-step procedure or formula for solving a problem or completing a task, often used in computing and mathematics.

Working Backward

A problem-solving strategy where the solution is imagined first and steps to reach it are then determined.

Changing Representation

The process of altering how information, ideas, or concepts are perceived or depicted.

Algorithm

A well-defined procedure or set of rules to be followed in calculations or problem-solving operations.