A Study of Problem-Solving Stages and the Characteristics of Problem Solvers in Children's stories in Iran: A Comparison of Persian and Translated Storybooks Published Between 1380-1385

The main goal of this research was a comparison of written stories in Persian and translated stories based on problem solving stages and the characteristics of problem solvers. The stories in this study consist of 10 written story books in Persian and 10 translated story books published between 1380-1385 which were selected by Children's Book Council of Iran. These stories were analyzed using the method of deductive qualitative content analysis according to the Dewey's problem-solving stages and Griffin's characteristics of problem solvers. The findings showed that, in translated stories, the "data collection stage" and in written stories, "check solutions" had the highest frequency. And "problem definition", "formulation of the result" and "evaluation" in both groups of books were lower. Also, results showed that the "consequential thinking characteristic" in translated stories and "persistence characteristic" in written stories were observed to a greater extent, and "prior knowledge" and "considering the viewpoints" in both groups were lower. On the whole, translated story books included more problem-solving stages and the characteristics of problem solvers components than written stories. It may be said that the translated books were richer than written story books. Another result was that both groups of the discussed stories possess the majority of problem-solving stages and characteristics of problem solvers.