Hello, readers. Welcome back to my page. In this page, I’m gonna share, why should we need to develop a skills in solving a problem?. A simple answer which I could say is to lead a happy life. Each and everyone has problem but how an individual tries to solve it, is the major focus here.
What is problem?
Problem is something that arises when there’s a conflict between one situation and an another situation.
What is problem solving?
It’s a process where an individual tries to find out a solution to the problem which he/she had encountered in life.
Problem solving enables an individual to have a control over the environment. It allows students to work on their own pace and make decisions the way they explore the problem.
It also involves how an individual tries to overcome the obstacles by arriving at satisfactory solutions.
Person with the problem should think, from where the problem has arised?, who created the problem?, how the problem has emerged?, when it happened?, and what made the problem more severe?
There are 3 basic functions:
• Seeking information.
• Generating new knowledge.
• Making decisions.
5 STAGE MODEL
There is a 5 stage model in solving a problem.
You may have a questions in your mind. The following questions are like, why should I need to go through all these 5 stages for solving a simple problem that’s because you would have never gone through such serious cases. This 5 stage model requires the people to look at it when there’s a big problem.
1. UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM.
• This is the stage where an individual with the problem should understand the nature of his/her problem and its related goals.
• Individual need to frame the problem.
2. DESCRIBE ANY BARRIERS.
• In this stage, the individual should aware of any barriers that prevents him/her from achieving the goal.
• This is also the stage where an individual must identify, what actually created the problem?.
3. IDENTIFY VARIOUS SOLUTIONS.
• Once an individual done with the above two stages, he/she has to select one or more appropriate strategies to resolve the problem.
• Individual has to develop a mindset that there are lots of strategies available to solve the problem.
4. TRY OUT A SOLUTION.
• When working through a strategy, it’s very important for a person to look at four criterias.
☆ Keep an accurate and up-to-date records of thoughts, proceedings and procedures.
☆ Try to work through a selected strategy or combination of strategies until it becomes evident.
☆ Monitor the steps with great care which an individual undertaken as a part of solution.
☆ Feel comfortable putting a problem aside for a period of time and tackling it at a later time.
5. EVALUATE THE RESULTS.
• It’s important that an individual has various oppurtunities to assess his/her own problem-solving skills and the solutions he/shd generate from using those skills.
• The process of self-assessment isn’t that easy because it involves risk taking, self-assurance and a certain level of independance.
SOME OTHER KEY SKILLS THAT HELP AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE EFFECTIVE AT PROBLEM-SOLVING:
♧ Creativity.
Creativity is very much required to solve the complex problems.
♧ Team Working.
Many problems are best defined and solved with the input of other people.
♧ Emotional Intelligence.
The ability to recognise the emotions of themselves and others, will guide them to an appropriate solution.
♧ Risk Management.
Solving a problem involves a certain amount of risk.
♧ Decision Making.
Making a decision is very important part of the process.
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