PROBLEM-SOLVING (Jarvis, Tebbutt & Mattick, 1995)
Step 1: My problem is:_____________________________________________________________________
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Step 2: What are the possible solutions? _____________________________________________________________________
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Step 3: What are the positives and negatives of each solution?
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Negatives
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Circle the best solution
Step 4: What are the steps in putting the best solution into practice?
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Step 5: Putting the plan into practice
When you go home today, take this problem-solving sheet with you and take some time to go through your action plan in your head. Then, tomorrow, try it out.
Step 6: Evaluate the plan
How did your plan succeed? Do you need to go back to step 3 and try again?
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Figure 6.2 Problem-Solving
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