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AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TEACHING STRATEGIES ON PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Aug 2026 · International journal of research - granthaalayah · Vol 14, pp. 222-227 · 0 citations · 9 references

Abstract

The present study examined the effects of different teaching strategies on the problem-solving skills of primary school students. A quasi-experimental research design was adopted, and a sample of 120 students was selected and equally divided into three groups: traditional teaching, activity-based learning, and problem-based learning. A problem-solving skills test was used to assess students' performance before and after the teaching intervention. The findings revealed improvement in the problem-solving skills of students across all three groups. However, the problem-based learning group demonstrated the highest improvement (59.6%), followed by the activity-based learning group (48.4%), while the traditional teaching group showed comparatively lower improvement (23.5%). The results indicated that student-centred and interactive teaching strategies were more effective than conventional teaching methods in developing students' reasoning, analytical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities. The study concluded that the integration of activity-based and problem-based learning approaches in primary education can significantly contribute to the development of essential problem-solving skills among students.

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