Abstract / Synopsis
While we cannot know what problems the future will bring, we can be almost certain that solving them will require creativity. In this article we describe how our course, a first-year undergraduate mathematics course, supports creative problem solving. Creative problem solving cannot be learned through a single experience, so we provide our students with a blend of experiences. We discuss how the course structure enables creative problem solving through class instruction, during class activities, during out of class assessments, and during in class assessments. We believe this course structure increases student comfort with solving open-ended and ill-defined problems similar to what they will encounter in the real world.
DOI
10.5642/jhummath.202002.16
Recommended Citation
Kristin M. Arney, Kayla K. Blyman, Jennifer D. Cepeda, Scott A. Lynch, Michael J. Prokos & Scott Warnke, "Going Beyond Promoting: Preparing Students to Creatively Solve Future Problems," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 10 Issue 2 (July 2020), pages 348-376. DOI: 10.5642/jhummath.202002.16. Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol10/iss2/16
