The aim of this case study is to examine the problems that 5th grade students posed related to addition and subtraction in fractions. Holistic single case design which is one of the qualitative research methods was used in this study. It was conducted with 40 fifth grade students enrolled in two different public schools in 2017-2018 academic year. The data were collected through a questionnaire consisting of 6 open-ended questions and analyzed by using content analysis and descriptive analysis methods. Firstly, the expressions of students were classified as problem, not problem and empty. Secondly, the expressions which were coded as problem were analyzed in terms of whether they were mathematically correct or not. According to the findings of the study, 81.25 % of the students' expressions were coded as problem, 16.25 % were coded as not problem and 2.5 % were denoted as empty. In accordance with the aim of the study, the expressions which were stated as problem were analyzed to determine the errors in the problems. Accordingly, four different errors were identified which were named as unable to establish part-whole relationship, attributing natural number meaning to the fractions, lack of expression in the problem, and lack of givens.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Other Fields of Education |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | July 20, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 21 Issue: 1 |
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