PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL ATTITUDE AS DETERMINANTS OF MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT

Success, efficiency and happiness in life depend to a large extent on the ability to solve problem. It is obvious enough and equally obvious is the fact that a child is not born with the ability but to develop it in the course of his experience under the guidance of his parents, teachers and elders. Problem solving is one such capacity which is a process of overcoming difficulties that appear to interfere with the attainment of goal. Simple problem can be solved by instructive and habitual behaviour. More difficult problems require degree of understanding, a perception of relationship between the significant factors of a problem. Problem solving occurs in novel or difficult situations in which solution is not attainable by Abstract SRJIS / Surinder Mohan Deep / (2836-2843) MAR-APR, 2015. VOL. III/XVII www.srjis.com Page 2837 habitual method of applying concepts and principles derived from past experiences (Woodworth and Marquis, 1948).