This KWI routine before problem-solving sets students up to actively engage in solving problems by ensuring they understand the problem and have some ideas about where to start in solving the problem.

Examples of Workplace Problem Solving. In the course of a business day, or while doing company-related projects, there will be issues that arise. In some cases, ...

For example, teaching students that “less than” means “subtract” gets muddy as students advance through more challenging word problems (“3 less than x” does NOT mean “3-x”).