IEB Collaborative Problem-Solving Challenge (IEB CPS) 2024

IEB Collaborative Problem-Solving Challenge (IEB CPS) 2024

The IEB has developed a learning experience for secondary school learners that requires the

application of collaborative problem-solving (CPS) skills to resolve complex problems requiring

extraordinary problem-solving skills – ‘wicked’ problems. The learning experience challenges

learners to apply their team-work skills, grit, and ingenuity towards developing a solution to a

‘wicked’ problem that falls within the National Development Plan (NDP) goals. The IEB wants young

learners across South African schools to see themselves as people who can solve big problems, and to

help them understand that they have an active role to play in developing an inclusive, democratic

state.

Collaborative problem-solving skills, which combine the capacities of collaboration, problem-solving,

critical thinking and communication are considered invaluable for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

This CPS challenge attempts to bring the development of such generic skills to the forefront by using

the NDP as a driver of interest, and so improve the learning and assessment of these fundamental

skills.

Theme for 2024 CPS Challenge

Prescribing Change: Navigating Healthcare Challenges in South Africa