5/16/2023 0 Comments Petals around the rose puzzle![]() As a result, I did not have prior knowledge which could have helped me get the right answer easily. I did not know how to unravel this puzzle. In addition, my lack of background regarding the “Petals Around the Rose” activity was another element that hindered me. Patty moved her hand and made a circle, associating that with her question. Additionally, I did not know what the word petals meant, so I used different strategies randomly, until Dr. She did not give us enough explanation about the activity to understand what the focus was, in order for us to find the answer. ![]() She did not clarify her words, as she was just asking one question: “How many petals are around the rose?” and nothing more. However, there were several different elements that hindered me from finding out its solution. Thus, finally I managed to solve the puzzle successfully, although it took me some time to find out the clue to the puzzle. On the other hand, when the side of the dice has three or five dots, then there are petals. Also, when the side of the dice has one central, there are no petals, as well. To be more precise, when the side of the dice has two, four or six dots, there are no petals. Eventually, I realized that my classmate wanted us to count the dots in the corners, in case there was a central dot. Nevertheless, I felt I was close to the answer. With a lot of attempts, my classmate who got the answer asked the leader to put one dice on the floor, to help us get the answer, so I anticipated that my classmate wanted us to count all the dots on the dice, but it did not work. Meanwhile, I tried to motivate myself, by saying “I will not give up, I will keep trying.” This “egocentric speech” helped me continue my attempts to reach the solution because, as Vygotsky believes, this idea “goes underground to help with self-control, conscience, learning, etc.” Also, I was convinced that if there were students who could figure out the answer, I should be able to figure it out as well. This time, one of the members of my group got the right answer. I attempted to count all the dots on the dices that were around the center dice. I altered my strategy, so that I might be able to find the solution. According to Vygotsky, what is “required of the learner are developing deep connections among ideas and organizing the world according to logical relations (conceptual thinking and logical memory).” Thus, I focused on this hand movement, and tried to make a connection between the question that was asked and the hand movement. When the leader asked this question, she moved her hand and made a circle with a center. One of the questions was what we knew about the petals and the rose. During this small group exercise, the leader asked us some questions regarding this puzzle. ![]() Patty divided us into different, small groups and each group had a leader who got the right answer for this puzzle. Therefore, I realized that the strategy I used was unsuccessful.Īfter that, Dr. ![]() However, when I applied this strategy again during the next turn, I got the wrong answer. I felt happy that I finally got the right answer. It worked, because I got the same number that one of my classmates successfully got. For instance, I thought that they might be counting how many dots were on the dices that were in front of the center dice. I tried to figure out how my classmates got the answer by listening to the numbers and seeing the hand movement of Dr. Therefore, I was determined to solve the puzzle, even though I was a bit anxious for being behind my classmates. During that time, some of my classmates started getting the answer and consequently, I started feeling a little frustrated, but I did not give up because I really enjoy a good challenge. Patty threw the dice on the floor and said, for example there are no petals around the rose, I tried to solve the puzzle by using different strategies, but none of them availed me to get the right answer. It helped me enormously not only in the area of my own personal problem solving, but also in the area of teaching, leading me to take many more things into account, such as the learning environment, physical movements, necessary explanations and adjusting the learning environment to every single student individually.Īt the beginning of the activity, I was very enthusiastic because I have a great interest in solving puzzles. The “Petals Around the Rose” activity was an exciting experience that caused a higher brain activity and several different emotions.
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