Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Community Development (AMCA 2018)

Understanding Logarithm: What are the Difficulties That Students Have?

Authors
Mayang Dintarini
Corresponding Author
Mayang Dintarini
Available Online July 2018.
DOI
10.2991/amca-18.2018.65How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Difficulty, logarithm, causes
Abstract

This study aims at determining students’ difficulties in understanding logarithm material. The subject of this study are 10th grade students. The type of research is qualitative descriptive, and it applied several steps in the form of providing test to the students, determining the difficulties and interviewing students who had difficulty on the material. The result of the study showed that there were several difficulties such as applying definition, determining logarithmic properties to solve problems, applying logarithmic properties and applying the prerequisite material.These difficulties are due to the lack of understanding of logarithmic definitions, the lack of ability to see the facts relating to problems, over-focus on facts of rote and technical procedures, relying on improper intuition, and inconsistencies in symbolic writing and inaccuracy.

Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Download article (PDF)

Volume Title
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Community Development (AMCA 2018)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
July 2018
ISBN
10.2991/amca-18.2018.65
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/amca-18.2018.65How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

Cite this article

TY  - CONF
AU  - Mayang Dintarini
PY  - 2018/07
DA  - 2018/07
TI  - Understanding Logarithm: What are the Difficulties That Students Have?
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Community Development (AMCA 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 239
EP  - 241
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/amca-18.2018.65
DO  - 10.2991/amca-18.2018.65
ID  - Dintarini2018/07
ER  -