Development of collaborative problem-solving competency for students through teaching method of working in corners teaching chemistry at high schools

Abstract

Collaborative problem-solving competency is one of the essential competencies, it is the combined competency of individual and social factors, demonstrating the ability to solve problems through team cooperation. With the organization of learning for students to perform group tasks in the corners, teaching methods of working in corners to have many conditions to develop collaborative problem-solving capabilities for students. However, in practice, when applying this teaching method, teachers only focus on designing tasks that fulfill the goal of knowledge and skills without paying attention to developing problemsolving capabilities through collaborative learning. In addition, teachers also face many difficulties in designing tools to assess students' competency. The paper presents principles and processes for designing learning tasks for collaborative learning activities in cornerbased teaching methods to develop collaborative problem-solving competency and building its assessment tools for students in high schools.