An Investigation of 8th Grade Students’ Knowledge about Linear Equations
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine mistakes and misconceptions, if there are any, of the 8th grade students regarding “linear equations”. Among the participants of the study were 23 eight grade students from a secondary school located in the North part of Turkey. The study was applied during the second half of 2012-2013 academic years. In the research, four open-ended questions were utilized to achieve the intended goal. According to the results of the study, students have some mistakes and misconceptions regarding determining the points in which the line crosscuts the axis, can not associate linear equation with slope, can not draw the graph of a line the equation of which is given, can not find the equation of a line the graph of which is given, have missing information about the condition of being parallel to the axis and do not conceive the situation completely.
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Primary Language
Turkish
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Journal Section
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Authors
Abdullah Çağrı Biber
KASTAMONU ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
June 1, 2014
Submission Date
June 1, 2014
Acceptance Date
May 15, 2014
Published in Issue
Year 2014 Volume: 3 Number: 2