To develop students' computational skills.

To enhance students' critical thinking abilities.

To foster students' creativity and innovation.

To prepare students for standardized tests.

Encouraging students to explore multiple solution strategies.

Providing students with step-by-step procedures for solving problems.

Promoting collaboration and peer learning.

Focusing on the application of mathematical concepts to real-world situations.

It helps students identify and analyze patterns and relationships in mathematical problems.

It enables students to evaluate the validity of mathematical arguments and proofs.

It supports students in making informed decisions and justifications in mathematical contexts.

All of the above.

Using open-ended problems that require higher-order thinking skills.

Providing students with opportunities to collaborate and share their problem-solving strategies.

Encouraging students to memorize mathematical formulas and procedures.

Facilitating discussions and reflections on mathematical concepts and problem-solving processes.

Through traditional paper-and-pencil tests that focus on computational skills.

By observing students' problem-solving processes and encouraging them to explain their reasoning.

Using standardized tests that measure students' mathematical knowledge and skills.

None of the above.

It enhances students' mathematical problem-solving abilities.

It promotes students' creativity and innovation.

It prepares students for future careers that require problem-solving skills.

It reduces students' anxiety towards mathematics.

By providing students with clear instructions and step-by-step procedures for solving problems.

By encouraging students to ask questions, explore different solution strategies, and justify their reasoning.

By creating a competitive environment where students compete against each other to find the fastest solution.

By providing students with a lot of practice problems to memorize and solve.

Using a formula to solve a problem without understanding the underlying mathematical concepts.

Guessing and checking different values until a solution is found.

Breaking down a complex problem into smaller, more manageable parts.

Memorizing a list of mathematical formulas and procedures.

By providing students with opportunities to solve routine problems that require only basic skills.

By encouraging students to memorize mathematical facts and formulas without understanding their significance.

By asking students to explain their reasoning and justify their solutions to mathematical problems.

By providing students with multiple-choice questions that have a single correct answer.

The teacher's pedagogical approach and teaching methods.

The availability of resources and materials for problem-solving activities.

The students' prior knowledge and mathematical abilities.

The cultural and societal context in which mathematics education takes place.

By dedicating a specific unit or chapter to problem-solving and critical thinking.

By incorporating problem-solving and critical thinking activities into every mathematics lesson.

By providing students with worksheets and textbooks that focus on problem-solving and critical thinking.

By assigning students homework problems that require them to memorize mathematical formulas and procedures.

What is the value of x in the equation 2x + 3 = 7?

Explain why the Pythagorean theorem is true.

Solve the following system of equations: 3x + 2y = 11, 2x - y = 1.

Find the area of a triangle with a base of 10 cm and a height of 8 cm.

By using multiple-choice tests that measure students' ability to recall mathematical facts and formulas.

By observing students' problem-solving processes and encouraging them to explain their reasoning.

By assigning students homework problems that require them to memorize mathematical procedures.

By conducting timed tests that measure students' speed in solving mathematical problems.

Students' lack of motivation and engagement in mathematics.

The limited time available for teaching problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

The lack of appropriate resources and materials for problem-solving activities.

The pressure to cover the prescribed syllabus and prepare students for standardized tests.