Problems Make It Real

Cognitive processing directed at transforming a given situation into a goal situation when no obvious method of solution is available.

• Analyzing

• Interpreting

• Justifying

• Problem Solving

Which of the following refers to how well students can perform computations and manipulations and apply the concepts and facts that they know to arrive at a mathematical solution?

• Employing

• Formulating

• Interpreting

• Navigating

Which of the following indicates how effectively students can recognize and identify opportunities to use mathematics in problem situations and then provide the necessary mathematical structure?

• Employing

• Formulating

• Interpreting

• Navigating

Study the given problem. “Mount Fuji is a famous dormant volcano in Japan. Toshi wore a pedometer to count the steps of his walk along the Gotemba trail. His pedometer showed that he walked 22,500 steps on the way up. Estimate Toshi’s average step length for his walk up to 9km Gotemba trail. Give your answer in centimeters (cm).” What problem-solving process has been shown in the given problem?

• Employing

• Formulating

• Interpreting

• Navigating

Problems which focus on activities of one's self, one's family or one's peer group such as food preparation, shopping, games, personal health, personal transportation, sports, travel, personal scheduling and personal finance.

• Personal

• Occupational

• Scientific

• Societal

Problems which focus on one's community (whether local, national or global) such as voting systems, public transport, government, public policies, demographics, advertising, national statistics and economics.

• Personal

• Occupational

• Scientific

• Societal

Problems centered on the world of work such as measuring, costing and ordering materials for building, payroll/accounting, quality control, scheduling/inventory, design/architecture and job-related decision making.

• Personal

• Occupational

• Scientific

• Societal

Problems which relate to the application of mathematics to the natural world and issues and topics related to science and technology such as weather or climate, ecology, medicine, space science, genetics and measurement.

• Personal

• Occupational

• Scientific

• Societal

P on PISA stands for?

• Personal

• Performance

• Progressive

• Programme