NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Omosewo, Esther Ore; Akanbi, Abdulrasaq Oladimeji – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2013
The study attempt to find out the types of error committed and influence of gender on the type of error committed by senior secondary school physics students in metropolis. Six (6) schools were purposively chosen for the study. One hundred and fifty five students' scripts were randomly sampled for the study. Joint Mock physics essay questions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, High School Seniors, Secondary School Science
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Luneta, Kakoma; Makonye, Paul J. – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2010
The paper focuses on analysing grade 12 learner errors and the misconceptions in calculus at a secondary school in Limpopo Province, South Africa. As part of the analysis the paper outlines the nature of mathematics errors and misconceptions. Coding of learners' errors was done through the lens of a typological framework. The analysis showed that…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 12, Foreign Countries, Error Patterns
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
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