A Study on Overcoming Misconceptions of 6th Graders About Equations

Volume: 7 Number: 1 March 1, 2014
  • Gözde Akyüz
  • Tuğba Hangül
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A Study on Overcoming Misconceptions of 6th Graders About Equations

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine and overcome misconceptions of 6th graders about first degree equations with one unknown. The study has a mixed research design and was conducted with 25 sixth graders in a public school during the spring semester of the 2011-2012 academic year. Data were collected through a test of 20 open-ended items developed by the researcher. The misconceptions were detected through descriptive analysis of the test. Then, students were being taught based on activity-based instructional methods for eight hours. The test was also given at the end of the instruction as a post-test to examine the effectiveness of the activity-based instruction with overcoming their misconceptions. Data were analyzed by paired samples t test through SPSS 16.0. Findings indicated that activity-based instruction was effective in overcoming students’ misconceptions.

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Gözde Akyüz This is me

Tuğba Hangül This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2014

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March 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Akyüz, G., & Hangül, T. (2014). A Study on Overcoming Misconceptions of 6th Graders About Equations. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 7(1), 16-43. https://izlik.org/JA86AT47ZD