Sample Problem-Solving Strategies


The following are some sample problem-solving strategies:

  1. Looking at a simpler, related problem
  2. Gathering and organizing information
    • Collect and organize data into a table
    • Do searches and organize into clusters
  3. Reasoning by analogy
  4. Decomposing and recombining
  5. Making and mamipulating a model
  6. Generalizing
  7. Working backwards
  8. Isolating and Controlling Variables
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