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Basibüyük, Kani; Sahin, Ömer; Gökkurt, Burçin; Erdem, Emrullah; Soylu, Yasin – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The aim of this study is to identify the mistakes made by ninth grade students in the subject of functions and reveal the reasons for these mistakes. In line with this purpose, the case study method, which is among the qualitative research methods, was used in the study. The study group of the research was composed of 52 Anatolian ninth grade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Error Patterns, Grade 9
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Egodawatte, Gunawardena – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2009
Research studies have shown that students encounter difficulties in transitioning from arithmetic to algebra. Errors made by high school students were analyzed for patterns and their causes. The origins of errors were: intuitive assumptions, failure to understand the syntax of algebra, analogies with other familiar symbol systems such as the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Skills, High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics