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Error Analysis

The document discusses a study on identifying and analyzing errors in performing algebraic operations involving two variables among high school students. Specifically, it aims to analyze the types, patterns, and causes of errors students make. The study will give 40 test items on algebraic operations to randomly selected participants. It will then identify, describe, classify, and quantify the errors made. This error analysis will provide insights into students' mathematical thinking processes.

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Error Analysis

The document discusses a study on identifying and analyzing errors in performing algebraic operations involving two variables among high school students. Specifically, it aims to analyze the types, patterns, and causes of errors students make. The study will give 40 test items on algebraic operations to randomly selected participants. It will then identify, describe, classify, and quantify the errors made. This error analysis will provide insights into students' mathematical thinking processes.

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ERROR ANALYSIS ON ALGEBRAIC OPERATIONS

IN TWO VARIABLES

Algebra is one of the few major domains of mathematics that students study from preschool all

the way through college and beyond. It is critically important because it is often viewed as a gatekeeper

to higher-level mathematics. The application of algebra can be found in all current branches of

mathematics and science in general. Apart from arithmetic, one can neither be successful in

mathematics without algebra (Makonye & Stepwell, 2016) nor understand well a lot of important

mathematical concepts in science, statistics, business, or today’s technology (Katz, 2007). This is an

indication that algebraic thinking is vital and ought to be the within reach of all learners if they are to

participate fully in society (Fletcher, 2008). A good understanding of algebra is therefore, a prerequisite

(the gate keeper) (Usisin, 2004) for proficiency and success in higher mathematics and life.

Misconceptions and its errors in algebra among high school students have been documented.

Egodawatte (2011) and Seng (2010) found out that secondary school students possess misconceptions

(and make systematic errors) with the fundamental algebra concepts - variables, algebraic expressions,

equations and word problems.

Research on the development of algebraic understanding by investigating the difficulties

students encountered in solving algebraic problems has been well documented (Vlassis, 2002; Warren,

2003). However, most of these studies focused their attention on the topic of linear equations and the

difficulties students encountered in solving linear equations. Now this study focuses more on the

algebraic operations in two variables where misconceptions and errors are mostly committed by the

students. Algebraic operation is any operations of arithmetic which are addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, raising to an integer power, and taking roots. They may also be performed on

variables and algebraic expressions.

This qualitative study aims to identify and analyze errors in performing algebraic operations in

two variables. An error analysis will be used as a means of making inferences about the nature of mental

processes in mathematical thinking. Mulhern (1989) suggests four types of approaches to study errors in

mathematics: (1) counting of the number of incorrect solutions; (2) analysis of the type of errors; (3)

analysis of error patterns; and (4) constructing problems in such a way as to induce errors in individuals.

A random sampling procedure is employed in this research to select participants. A 40 item test on

algebraic operations will be given to the said participants. The process of analysis consists of the

following steps: identification of errors, description of errors, classification of errors, quantification of

errors and making inference of causes of errors.

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