Student Difficulties and Misconceptions in Solving Simple Linear Equations

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2009-04-01

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Erbaş, Ayhan Kürşat
Ersoy, Yasar

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The purpose of this study was to investigate student difficulties, common errors and misconceptions in solving simple linear algebraic equations within a group of students (n = 217) from four different schools. The results suggest that the students in lower achievement groups have conceptual problems and mal-rules, some of which might be considered as misconceptions. In general, students in the middle and higher achievement levels did arithmetical and computational errors.

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Teaching and learning of algebra, Linear equations, Learning difficulties, Mal-rules, Common errors, Misconceptions

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/52715

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EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE

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Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Article

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A. K. Erbaş and Y. Ersoy, “Student Difficulties and Misconceptions in Solving Simple Linear Equations,” EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, pp. 44–59, 2009, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/52715.