Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Sciences and Teacher Profession (ICETeP 2020)

Student Mistakes in “Algebraic Forms” and Their Relationship to the Ability of Teachers and Prospective Mathematics Teachers

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Yumiati, Saleh Haji
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Available Online 1 March 2021.
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10.2991/assehr.k.210227.089How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Student mistakes, Prospective mathematics teachers, Ability of teachers
Abstract

This study aims to determine students’ mistakes in solving math problems on the topic ‘Algebraic Forms’ and their relation to the ability of teachers and prospective mathematics teachers. This type of research is descriptive quantitative. This research sample was 116 students of class 8 SMP in Pamulang district, South Tangerang city, while the teachers and prospective mathematics teachers were 37 people. The results of the study showed that the mistakes made by the students were in the form of 1) 23% misconception; 2) 14% errors of algebraic operations; 3) 9% errors due to carelessness; 4) the students’ ability towards the topic of algebraic forms in the medium category; 5) the ability of teachers and prospective mathematics teachers to be in a good category, and 6) The contribution of the ability of teachers and prospective mathematics teachers to students’ mathematics abilities is in the medium category.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Sciences and Teacher Profession (ICETeP 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 March 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-345-5
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210227.089How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, 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/).

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