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Authors. Terms and conditions of Creative Commons Attribution International (CC BY ) apply. (*Correspondence) OPEN ACCESS EURASIA Journal of mathematics , Science and Technology Education ISSN: 1305-8223 (online) 1305-8215 (print) 2018 14(4 ):1253-1261 DOI: Making It Count: Strategies for Improving Problem-Solving Skills in mathematics for Students and Teachers Classroom Management Nurdan zre bero lu 1*, a da K van a ana a 1 1 European University of Lefke, Lefke, CYPRUS Received 10 October 2017 Revised 15 December 2017 Accepted 18 December 2017 ABSTRACT Understanding a problem is as important as solving it to understand the meaning of mathematics . It is a widespread view that Problem-Solving skills help individuals to overcome the problems easily in their daily lives. An individual with Problem-Solving skills is a self-confident, creative and independent thinker.

North Cyprus is composed of mathematics teachers who teach at the 9th grade level. The data was collected through semi-structured interview forms. Content analysis technique was used in the evaluation of the obtained data. As a result, it was found out that the mathematics teachers who work in the Ministry of National Education and

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