Özet:

Problem solving is one of the most important parts of Mathematics and other disciplines. Most of the students generally cannot learn how to think in problem solving process. All through their education life students are restricted with the problems they are required to solve at the end of the learning domain, theme. Puzzlebased learning is a new kind of teaching-learning methodology focusing on the development of the problem solving skills. Puzzle-based learning is newly-generated model of teaching critical thinking and problem solving. The pedagogical objective of puzzle-based learning is to increase mathematical awareness and general problem solving skills by using educational, participatory, reasoning booster and enjoyable puzzles. The ultimate objective of the of the puzzle-based learning is laying a foundation for the learners to let them be an effective problem solvers in real life. In Australia, The United States and in the other countries, such as Qatar, the puzzle-based approach has been administered to the students ranging from 15 to 380 and positive findings have been reached. The purpose of the study is to create awareness of the theoretical foundations of this approach, relevant practice, the puzzles used in this approach and the qualities of the puzzles by making a literature review on puzzle –based learning. The course, applied to the learners in early years of higher education, can be applied to the high school, secondary school and eventually primary school learners in coming years.

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