Problem Solution Frame Basics: Time Allotted 10-20 minutes Room Arrangement Regular arrangement (Individual work) Materials Paper and pencil per student Process Directions: 1. Present students with a story problem. 2. Using the problem solution frame, students can identify the following: a. What is the problem? b. How would you solve the problem? c. What is another way to solve the problem? d. Which process do you prefer to use and why? 3. After answering these four questions, the students may go about solving the problem using their chosen method. 4. This strategy allows students to summarize a story problem by detecting the problem and the possible solutions. When: There is more than one way to find a solution to a problem. Using story problems in order to summarize what is being asked. Example: In a math course, students could use this method when solving systems of equations in order to determine whether elimination, substitution, or graphing. Source: Adapted from: Meyer,B., & Freedle, R. (1984). Effects of discourse type on recall. Americans Educational Research Journal, 21(1), 121-143. Armbruster, B., Anderson, T., & Ostertag, J. (1987). Does text structure/summarization instruction facilitate learning from expository text? Reading Research Quarterly, 2(3), 331-346.