Skills Tutor has pretests, skill lessons, quizzes, and posttests, but it also has a good offering of problem solving lessons. Each of these lessons utilizes the four step problem solving process. In each lesson the student goes through a review of the process and then gets the opportunity to practice and use the problem solving skills.
There are problem solving lessons in math of course, but there are also problem solving lessons in Writing.
If you want to assign a problem solving lesson, log in to Assessment Center, and then click Skills Tutor on the left hand side of the page. Once you have been redirected to Skills Tutor, select the Classes link. Next, select the class you want to use in the white window of the page, and then click on Class Properties. On the resulting page, click on Add Assignment. On this page, you will find a Search window on the left side of the page. Enter Problem Solving in this box and click Search. Every subject area containing a Problem Solving lesson will now appear in bold type; drill down in these subject areas until you find the Problem Solving lessons. Keep in mind that Problem Solving is also a frequently used phrase in education. You will find some areas where there are problems to be solved, but which are not Problem Solving lessons. The lessons you want to find are the ones that begin with Problem Solving: and are followed by a problem to be solved, such as Matching People to Pets.
Take a look at the lessons, and consider using them with students of all grade levels.
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