Development of Problem Solving Skills through the “Co-productive Learning”: A Case Study of the Intervention in First Grade Students at Super Science High School (SSH)

Abstract

The effects of “co-productive learning” on the development of problem solving skills were examined in this case study. In the SSH seminar in 2014 where 38 high school students at the first grade were involved, small group work called “co-productive learning” was implemented as an intervention in order to solve the problems creatively. The results indicated that in comparison of the pre- and post- tests, performances on problem solving and qualitative levels of thinking strategies including knowledge application skills, such as causal reasoning, were significantly improved. Thus, it could be concluded that developing the problem solving skills could be possible by means of the “co-productive learning”.