Problem Solving Skills (TECH. ED.)

The FIRST STEP in the problem solving process (also called the design loop) is to

• Research on alternative solutions

• Identify & define the problem

• Try out the best solution

When conducting research, you should use (check what applies)

• Wikipedia & Google only

• Books & magazines

• The World wide web

• Interviews & Surveys

When brainstorming is done it produces.......

(Check all that applies)

• two radical ideas

• many possible ideas

• one fabulous idea

• few ordinary ideas

The name of the Problem Solving/Design model that we use in TECH. ED. is called the...........

• IDEA model

• IDEATE model

• IDATE model

The list of research resources (books, websites etc.) used in a project is called a .........

• Index

• Table of Contents

• Bibliotheca

• Bibliography

Which of the following problem solving steps are in the correct sequential order?

• Research--Developmental Procedure----Evaluate process

• Test out product------Sketch out ideas-----Evaluate process

• Research-----Evaluate process------Test out product

To Define a problem further you would need to (check all that apply)

• ask questions about the problem

• plan what to make to solve the problem

• write the problem over in your own words

• find out the meanings of words you do not know in the challenge