Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day contained a link:What Does The CIA Say About Problem-Based Learning?
I'm feeling a bit of déjà vu here. We do some problem solving in class – okay, yea with very mixed results (a lot of frustration on my part). But these questions are very familiar. Here is a couple:
*Why is it necessary to solve the problem?
*What is the unknown?
*What is it you don’t yet understand?
*What is the information you have?
*What isn’t the problem?
*Is the information sufficient? Or is it insufficient? Or redundant? Or contradictory?
*Should you draw a diagram of the problem? A figure?
*Where are the boundaries of the problem?
*Can you separate the various parts of the problem? Can you write them down? What are the relationships of the parts of the problem? What are the constants of the problem?
*Have you seen this problem before?
I agree with Larry, attributing the list of questions to the CIA may just make the problem questions and their answers more appealing to my eighth graders.
After thinking and reviewing these questions again, I see the same questions can be applied to classroom management. Da-a-ang. I'm going to use some of these questions to help me with classroom management and the rigor of my classes. I'll let you know what I come up with later.
Check out the whole article at BHH Labs here.
