Making It Count: Strategies for Improving Problem-Solving Skills in Mathematics for Students and

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In order to understand the meaning of mathematics, understanding a problem is as important as solving

it. It is a widespread view that problem-solving skills help people in their daily lives to easily overcome
the problems. A problem-solving person is a self-confident, imaginative, and independent thinker. It can
be clarified that these individuals developed communities can readily solve problems. (Nurdan
Özreçberoğlu, Çağda Kıvanç Çağanağa, 2018)

A comparison of single and multiple strategy instruction on students' mathematical problem solving
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-01726-009

Mathematical problem solving is "the analytical process of finding out how to solve a problem in
mathematics that you don't know how to solve" (Jitendra et al., 2007).

In addition to increasing their skills, technology also helps them to become more self-directed students,
putting together new learning and educational opportunities (Kara, 2008).

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According to Krawec, et. al. (2012) today's math curriculum, math problem solving is an increasingly
critical skill. Math problem solving progress is highly correlated with overall math performance (Bryant,
Bryant, & Hammill, 2000).

Skills Needed for Mathematical Problem Solving (Dr A Dendane) 2009

https://www.analyzemath.com/math_problems/paper_1.html

One of the most topics to study and also one of the most difficult to teach is mathematical problem
solving. The main objective of teaching mathematical problem solving is for students to establish a
generic ability to overcome real-life problems and apply mathematics in real-life situations. For a deeper
knowledge of definitions, problem solving can also be used as a teaching method. (Dendane, 2009).

Peter Liljedahl et al. 2016 Bruder Problem Solving in Mathematics Education

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-40730-2_1

Mathematical problem solving has long been recognized as an important component of mathematics,
the teaching of mathematics, and the learning of mathematics. It has flooded globally mathematics
curricula with demands for the teaching of problem solving as well as the teaching of mathematics
through problem solving.

https://www.generationready.com/mathematics-as-a-complex-problem-solving-activity/ Mathematics
as a Complex Problem-Solving Activity by Jacob Klerlein and Sheena Hervey, Generation Ready
Mathematics education is important not only for the "gatekeeping part that mathematics plays in the
access of students to educational and economic opportunities," but also because problem-solving
processes and problem-solving strategies prepare students for life beyond university. (Cobb, & Hodge,
2002).

In learning mathematics, the significance of problem-solving comes from the belief that mathematics is
primarily about reasoning, not memorization. Problem-solving enables students to establish
understanding and explain the processes used to arrive at solutions, rather than to recall and apply a set
of procedures. Through problem solving, students gain a broader understanding of mathematical
concepts, become more interested and appreciate the importance and usefulness of mathematics.( Wu
and Zhang 2006).