Solutehtävissä

Solutehtävissä is a Finnish pedagogical term used to describe assignments or task sets that require students to provide a complete solution. The core idea is that the solution should be presented with explicit reasoning, not only the final answer. These tasks emphasize showing steps, justifying methods, and making conclusions clear.

In practice, solutehtävissä appears across subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and information technology. A typical solutehtävä asks students to derive a result, balance a chemical equation, or explain a solution strategy in a structured manner. The format commonly includes a problem statement, a step-by-step solution process, calculations or analyses, and a concluding answer with explanation of reasoning. Diagrams, graphs, or units may accompany the solution to illustrate and support the justification.

Assessment of solutehtävissä tasks often focuses on several criteria: correctness of the final result, clarity and logical coherence of each step, appropriate use of methods or formulas, and the ability to justify decisions and explain the reasoning. Some rubrics also reward conciseness and the persuasiveness of the argument, ensuring that the solution can be followed by someone else.

Etymology and usage notes: solutehtävissä is a compound form built from tëhtävä (task) with the plural inessive suffix -issa, combined with sol- as a stem used in pedagogical contexts to denote solution-related work. The term is primarily used in educational materials and classroom discourse; it is not a fixed dictionary headword in all Finnish dictionaries, and its precise interpretation can vary by curriculum or institution.

See also: problem solving, solution, mathematical proof, educational assessment.