Explain the Process Used to Solve the Problems

Learners should be able to explain and describe how to solve arithmetic problems. You can practice verbalizing the problem solving process when using Talking Arithmetic Tutor.

The learner should watch demonstrations to hear, and see, each step in the problem solving process explained. When the learner is ready to explain how to solve a problem, use Single Step. The learner should explain each step before clicking the Single Step button. Compare the learner's explanation with what the demonstration explains. The explanations should be similar if the learner understands the steps in the process.

Having the learner explain how to solve a problem is useful for getting the problem correct. It is also especially useful when the student answers the problem wrong. By listening to the learner explain how the problem was solved, you can tell if the learner had trouble with the number facts, the procedure or steps used in the problem solving process, or with the concepts needed to understand how to solve the problem. If there was trouble with the facts (2+ 3 =?, 4*5=?), go back to some of the lower levels of the operation that presented trouble and review. If there was trouble with the process, use the Tutor to step through the solution.

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