The status of the problem-solving skills formation level of 5-6-year-old children at a preschool in Hanoi

Abstract

This research is to investigate the formation level of problem-solving skills of 40 5-6-yearold children at a preschool in Hanoi through 03 survey exercises on children, combined with observation method and evaluation based on the rubrics and scale built. The survey results show that problem-solving skills among children have an unequal division, most of them at a medium level, which means that the teacher's help also plays an important role. On the other hand, some children at a high level demonstrate potential in solving novel and rather complex problems. Children perform best in problem-finding and presentation skill, and solution-selection skills, while planning skills are relatively underdeveloped. These discoveries are an essential practical basis to propose an appropriate process of forming problem-solving skills for 5 to 6 years old children.