Probing the Role of Writing Tasks in Furthering Self-directed, Self-Corrective Problem-Solving Skills among Undergraduate Students

Problem-solving skills are of paramount importance in university education, and they used as some the salient parameters to gauge learning outcomes. In this vein, quasi-experimental study seeks assess evaluate relationship between writing tasks that college students perform class their higher-order thinking such critical problem-solving (PS) skills. The chief concern article is find out what extent skills, including analysis, evaluation, explanation, deduction, among can be expedited through aimed at addressing tackling problems obstacles facing on campus. 196 from College Applied Studies Al-Kharj (CASK) Saudi Arabia subjects study. were split random into two groups: control group (n=98) intervention (n = 98). research method was both quantitative qualitative. Students groups took a pre-test post-test. researchers assessed PS against Facione (1994) scoring parameters. findings show there strong connection topics statistics showed significant improvement opposed explanation deduction. This recommends more conducted correlation problems/dilemmas other