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Chiew Leng Ng; Cheng Meng Chew – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
Despite statistics learning becoming more important during this information explosion era, many students still deem the subject complex and challenging. Measures of dispersion, a critical component of statistical knowledge that students often struggle with, have received little attention in research on statistics education. The goal of this study…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Statistics Education, Concept Formation, Mathematical Concepts
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Hoon, Teoh Sian; Singh, Parmjit; Han, Cheong Tau; Nasir, Nurul Akmal Md; Rasid, Nor Syazwani Binti Mohd; Zainal, Nurain Binti – Asian Journal of University Education, 2020
This study was conducted to assess the students' level of abilities in solving algebraic word problems which is a main component in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It also aims to determine the students' difficulties in solving these problems by using Newman's Model of Error Analysis (NMEA). Furthermore, this study was…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Algebra, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Muthukrishnan, Priyadarshini; Kee, Mong Sze; Sidhu, Gurnam Kaur – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This study aimed to identify the different types of factual, conceptual and procedural errors among the six-years-old preschool children. The data were collected from 45 children from 3 kindergartens. The children responded to a Math worksheet which had 20 addition problems based on the early numeracy curriculum. The worksheet was validated by two…
Descriptors: Addition, Mathematics Instruction, Error Patterns, Foreign Countries
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Khalid, Madihah; Embong, Zulmaryan – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2020
This research investigated students' sources and causes of errors and misconception in solving routine problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers. This qualitative study involved observation of eight Year 7 classes and interviews with the respective classroom teachers. Sixteen Year 7 students who exhibit…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Misconceptions, Problem Solving, Addition
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Chong, Sheau Huey – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Concentration of solutions problems are among the most important and at the same time one of the most challenging topics in chemistry. The aim of this study was to determine the sources of the difficulty that students often face when performing calculations related to concentration. The study involved 153 tertiary college students (food science,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, College Science, College Students
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Lim, Kok Seng – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2010
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the errors made by 265 Form 2 male students in simplifying algebraic expressions. Method: A total of 265 Form 2 (Grade 7) male students were selected for this study. 10 high, medium and low ability students in each group were selected for the interviews. 40 items were administered to the respondents to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Algebra, Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts