Analysis of errors made by learners in simplifying algebraic expressions at grade 9 level

Ncube, Mildret

dc.contributor.advisor	Mwakapenda, W. W. J.
dc.contributor.author	Ncube, Mildret
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-05T12:29:18Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-05T12:29:18Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06
dc.identifier.citation	Ncube, Mildret (2016) Analysis of errors made by learners in simplifying algebraic expressions at grade 9 level, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23199>
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/23199
dc.description.abstract	The study investigated errors made by Grade 9 learners when simplifying algebraic expressions. Eighty-two (82) Grade 9 learners from a rural secondary school in Limpopo Province, South Africa participated in the study. The sequential explanatory design method which uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches was used to analyse errors in basic algebra. In the quantitative phase, a 20-item test was administered to the 82 participants. Learners’ common errors were identified and grouped according to error type. The qualitative phase involved interviews with selected participants. The interviews focused on each identified common error in order to establish the reasons why learners made the identified errors. The study identified six (6) common errors in relation to simplifying algebraic expressions. The causes of these errors were attributed to poor arithmetic background; interference from new learning; failure to deal with direction and operation signs; problems with algebraic notation and misapplication of rules.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 95 leaves) : color illustrations	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Algebra	en
dc.subject	Simplifying an algebraic expression	en
dc.subject	Error	en
dc.subject	Systematic error	en
dc.subject	Error analysis	en
dc.subject	Misapplication of rules	en
dc.subject	Conjoining terms	en
dc.subject	Distributive property	en
dc.subject	Misinterpretation of algebraic notation	en
dc.subject	Conceptual understanding	en
dc.subject.ddc	512.9071268259
dc.subject.lcsh	Algebra -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Mopani District Municipality -- Case studies	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Rural -- South Africa -- Mopani District Municipality -- Case studies	en
dc.title	Analysis of errors made by learners in simplifying algebraic expressions at grade 9 level	en
dc.title.alternative	Analysis of errors made by learners in simplifying algebraic expressions at grade nine level	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Mathematics Education	en
dc.description.degree	M. Ed. (Mathematics Education)