INTERACTIVE EFFECT OF CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION IN MATHEMATICS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF STUDENTS ON THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILL

Problem solving involves application of thinking and reasoning to various kinds of
problems encountered in life. Problem solving is an integral part of developmental activities
and provides opportunities for children to practice what they have learned by applying their
learning situations. According to the PISA (2012), the economic status of a student’s family has
an impact on students PSS. It can be said that those students mother/fathers’ who are highest
occupational status may stem from greater access to opportunities for developing problemsolving
skills both in and outside of school compared to those who are not.