Abstract: The purpose of the study was to investigate factors that influence students, involvement in Participatory Problem Solving Approach (PPSA). To achieve this, one major question was answered: What factors influence students' involvement in participatory problem solving approach on derivatives/differentiation word problems of functions? The researcher used descriptive survey design for the study. A sample of 80 SHS3 students was drawn from Wa Senior High School in the Upper West Region. Data were collected using participatory problem solving approach questionnaires which was validated by experts and found to have a reliability index of 0.89. Data analyses were done using frequency counts and percentages. The results indicated that the student's intelligence quotient, home environment......
Keywords: Participatory Problem Solving Approach, influence, Factors, Differentiation word problems, problem solving
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