Research on Nonroutine Problems: A Hybrid Didactical Design for Overcoming Student Learning Obstacles

Table 2

Snippet of the answers from teacher interviews.

Researcher’s questions	Teacher’s answers
Do you ever start learning by giving non-routine problems to students?	Yes, sir, but the average student gets confused. They do not understand how. So, let me first explain how, but not all students understand. There are also some students who, maybe because of story questions, immediately say they do not understand when given story questions. In fact, they need to first figure out what they know and what they are being asked.
In your opinion, does the learning you do by telling students the formula directly, without asking them to construct it themselves, have an impact on the students?	Yes, sir, it does. Students tend to quickly forget when formulas are directly given. They usually do not remember the formulas taught in the previous class.