ERIC Number: EJ1048404
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 13
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Determining the Numeracy and Algebra Errors of Students in a Two-Year Vocational School
Akyüz, Gözde
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v39 n3 p252-264 2015
The goal of this study was to determine the mathematics achievement level in basic numeracy and algebra concepts of students in a two-year program in a technical vocational school of higher education and determine the errors that they make in these topics. The researcher developed a diagnostic mathematics achievement test related to numeracy and basic algebra concepts by determining the common errors in numeracy and algebra through a review of the literature. The 20-question test was administered to 130 students who were continuing their education in industrial electronic and electronic communication programs of a technical vocational school of higher education in a middle sized university in the western part of Turkey. The mean students' achievement level of mathematics was 6.31, which was a quite low score, out of a possible 20 points. The results of the study point out that there is a lack of understanding of the concepts of numbers and algebra. Analysis of the errors that students exhibit provide a valuable insight in to the nature of mathematics learning that many vocational education students have carried with them into higher education from their earlier learning experiences.
Descriptors: Numeracy, Algebra, Vocational Schools, Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students, Error Patterns, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Aptitude, Knowledge Level, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Electronics, Error Correction, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Scores, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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