Fear of solving word problems.

Fear of solving word problems.
There is a fear of solving a word
problem in mathematics among the students .About 80% of the students try
to avoid it during the examination. Once I had a survey in my class and
I asked the students to solve two word problems from the chapter
mensuration in class X.
30% students do not even read the problems.
35%
do not understand what is being asked in the question?
15% tried to
form correct equations but failed.
20% attempted the questions
correctly.

There is no way…to skip word problems. But yes we can
make solving word problems interesting for students. It is a challenge
for a teacher to add a creative element to a dullest and boring work.
The first effort made by a teacher could be to inculcate in students an
attitude of doing/learning all kinds of problems which are essential for
them. The second and the most important aspect is visualizing a
problem. If the students visualize a concept, it helps them to
learn/grasp the concept quickly. We can use the resources available on
the web for making them visualise the concept.

thank you