Analysis of Student Errors on Division of Fractions

International Seminar on Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Education 2016

数学;自然科学;计算机科学

Maelasari, E.^1 ; Jupri, A.^2

Departement of Primary Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung

40154, Indonesia^1

Mathematics Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Faculty, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 229, Bandung

40154, Indonesia^2

关键词: Arithmetic operations;    Elementary schools;    Fifth-grade students;    Learning methods;    Learning process;    Qualitative method;    Student response;    Teaching methods;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012033/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/812/1/012033

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This study aims to describe the type of student errors that typically occurs at the completion of the division arithmetic operations on fractions, and to describe the causes of students' mistakes. This research used a descriptive qualitative method, and involved 22 fifth grade students at one particular elementary school in Kuningan, Indonesia. The results of this study showed that students' error answers caused by students changing their way of thinking to solve multiplication and division operations on the same procedures, the changing of mix fractions to common fraction have made students confused, and students are careless in doing calculation. From student written work, in solving the fraction problems, we found that there is influence between the uses of learning methods and student response, and some of student responses beyond researchers' prediction. We conclude that the teaching method is not only the important thing that must be prepared, but the teacher should also prepare about predictions of students' answers to the problems that will be given in the learning process. This could be a reflection for teachers to be better and to achieve the expected learning goals.