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with solutions. Therefore the researcher Hint Questions: These multiple-choice
interviewed experienced teachers and questions were asked after reading
teacher educators to draw out solutions the teaching moment where it set the
on the Cases collected from the tone for solving it. There were six hint
beginner teachers. The reason for this questions which the beginner teacher
is, the researcher argues that, during had to answer. The questions are: (1)
their exceptionally long years of service According to your viewpoint, what is the
until now, the experienced teachers nature of the teacher in this Case? (2)
may have encountered similar cases How did the problem begin in the Case
earlier and may have been successful in according to your viewpoint? (3) Were
applying the solution. Even if they have there any symptoms of the Classroom
not encountered a similar Case in the Management Problem? (4) Was there
past, they can use their experience to a critical incident which was related to
solve the problem defined in the Case. classroom Management? (5) Who is the
real problem maker in this case? (6) How
We selected connoisseurs with long
years of experience (at least 30 years), did the teacher think to act in this case?
presidential or state government Cartoons: The cartoons should depict
awardees in teaching, experienced the critical situation contained in the
teachers with exceptional repertoire of problem. They also help the learners
contributions to the society, one who is to align themselves with the problem
or had been involved in the training of situation. A visual, especially comic in
in-service teachers, one who has served nature, makes the problem solver at
in various capacities as members of ease and helps to keep his/her cool
curriculum and textbook development while attempting the problem.
in the State, etc. to hear the cases we Underlying Theories: The underlying
elicited from beginner teachers and theories are those psychological
we sat with them to craft solutions or theories that are associated with the
guidelines to solutions.
teaching moment. While embedding
These expert solutions were attached the theories into the Case Library, it
to the associated cases, so that the was kept in mind that statements were
beginner teacher could take insights, neither technically worded nor were
inspirations and understand the they realistically simple to suggest the
characteristics of a solution while solutions straightaway.
learning to solve the problem in the Finally, there were seven Problem-
teaching moment.
Solving Learning Environments (PSLEs).
Thereafter scaffolds were added into Each PSLE meant one introductory case
the Case Library. The scaffolds here used as the teaching moment along
are those which help the learner to get with scaffolds and three associated
acquainted with the teaching moments cases with expert solutions. According
and the associated cases. It also helps to Jonassen (2011), Problem Solving
in understanding the problem to be Learning Environments (PSLEs),
solved. The three scaffolds are:
“assume that learners must engage

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