Miguel Rodríguez
Pablo Gregori
Ana Riveros
David Aceituno
Abstract. This article presents part of a study that focuses on the analysis of
strategies and mathematical procedures displayed by gifted students in a problem-
solving workshop, which was implemented in the fifth region of Chile. The
implicative analysis was used as statistic resource. The methodology considered
the work that a group of students produced individually as they solved problems
according to the topic of study. Additionally, these students were allowed to
explain their strategies and methods, as well as to approach the proposed
problems in a socialized way. Findings reveal the strategies used by students,
which include trial and error, pattern recognition, make-a-list to solve different
problems that demanded the knowledge of a set of consecutive natural numbers
under a given condition. They also show the mathematical procedures that were
activated when using the strategies, and their relation to the mathematical
contents stated in the study plans. This working strategy allows to identify different
approaches to problem-solving, and to specify the operatory resources that students
used, considering the need to develop the skill to solve problems, as stated
by the Chilean national curriculum.
Key Words: Problem solving, strategies, talent.
DOI: 10.24844/EM2902.06
