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O'Connor, Bronwyn Reid; Norton, Stephen – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2016
This paper examines the factors that hinder students' success in working with and understanding the mathematics of quadratic equations using a case study analysis of student error patterns. Twenty-five Year 11 students were administered a written test to examine their understanding of concepts and procedures associated with this topic. The…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Equations (Mathematics), Case Studies, Error Patterns
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Memnun, Dilek Sezgin; Aydin, Bünyamin; Dinç, Emre; Çoban, Merve; Sevindik, Fatma – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
In this research study, it was aimed to examine failures and inabilities of eleventh grade students about quadratic equations and functions. For this purpose, these students were asked ten open-ended questions. The analysis of the answers given by the students to these questions indicated that a significant part of these students had failures and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Equations (Mathematics), Failure, Academic Ability