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Home⇛Universal Journal of Educational Research⇛vol. 3 no. 3 (2024)

Determining 8th Grade Students’ Misconceptions on the Subject of Square Root Numbers

Omer Sinan Can

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

Misconception in any subject of mathematics is animportant issue that cannot be denied among students. This study was related to misconceptions in square root numbers. The purpose of this study is to determine students’ misconceptions,mistakes, and difficulties in the subject of square root numbers. Forthis purpose, a test for determining the misconceptions in this subject was prepared by the researcher and was subjected to 58 students who were enrolled in 8thgrade in two classrooms of a public elementary school located in A?r? city center. According to the findings of the study, it was found that students had difficulty in determining perfect square numbers, in showing the square root numbers on number line, in doing operations on square root numbers. The possible reasons for these misconceptions werediscussed in this study.



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