GROUP MEMBERS: IBANEZ, MICHELLE A.

LAGATA, SHAIRA MARIZ

LIPORADA, ANGELENE
EGMAO, CILVIA

SUBJECT: ED 3 - TEACHING MATH IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

GROUP ACTIVITY: List down the pros and cons of the problem solving, concept
attainment and concept formation strategy in teaching mathematics.

ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE

● CRITICAL THINKING - helps ● STRESS - Problem solving can

to develop critical thinking. It leads to stress or anxiety in
encourages creative and individual because some of
analytical thinking, which can problem may be difficult to
be used in other areas of life. solve so that it may lead to
PROBLEM SOLVING stress and frustrating to each
● DECISION MAKING - student.
Improve Decision Making
Problem solving it may help ● FRUSTRATING - Problem
individual to make better solving can be frustrating. It
decision in his/her decision. can be difficult to stay
motivated when faced with a
● RESILIENCE - Problem difficult problem.
solving helps to develop
resilience. It teaches ● TIME CONSUMING - Problem
individuals to persevere and solving can be time-consuming.
not give up in the face of It can take a significant amount
adversity of time to come up with a
solution to a problem since it
requires persons to thoroughly
analyze and evaluate the problem.
 ADVANTAGE DISAVANTAGE

● DEEPER UNDERSTANDING ● TIME CONSUMING - Time

- It allows students to Consuming In the concept
develop a deeper attainment strategy, students
CONCEPT understanding of the take the lead. They must be
ATTAINMENT subject matter, deep given the opportunity to
understanding of explore. This can occasionally
mathematical principles. lead to their taking the wrong
learning path.
● NEW SETS OF SKILLS -
Developing new sets of skills ● DIFFICULT - It may be difficult
A student will be for some students to identify
encouraging students to and classify concepts, Also It
discover and internalize may be difficult to assess the
concepts through active student's understanding of the
exploration and able to concept. especially may be
develop new skills . difficult to keep students
engaged and motivated.
● HIGHER ORDER THINKING
SKILLS - It helps students
develop higher-order
thinking skills such as
analyzing, comparing, and
evaluating. This method
enhances critical thinking,
problem-solving skills, and
long-term retention of
mathematical ideas.
 ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE

● DEEPER ● CHALLENGING - it might

UNDERSTANDING - be challenging for students
encourages students to who prefer a more
CONCEPT FORMATION generalize mathematical structured and step-by-
STRATEGY principles, fostering a step approach. Some
deeper understanding. learners may find it difficult
to grasp abstract concepts
● CRITICAL THINKING - without clear, sequential
This approach enhances guidance, potentially
critical thinking skills, leading to confusion or
promotes a more frustration.
connected view of
mathematical concepts, ● UNPREPAREDNESS - For
and enables students to being unprepared the
apply their knowledge to a students will be confused
variety of problem-solving and might mistake the
situations. topics connection
accurately.
● BE ORAGANIZE - It also
allows for a more
organized and structured
approach to learning,
which can help students
stay focused and organized
when studying.