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Analyzing Geometry Misconception of Prospective Teachers Using Three-Tier Diagnostic Test

Authors
Sudi Prayitno, Arjudin Arjudin, Hapipi Hapipi
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Sudi Prayitno
Available Online 28 August 2020.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200827.031How to use a DOI?
Keywords
misconception, geometry, prospective teacher, three tier diagnostic test
Abstract

The present descriptive study aims to analyze the misconceptions among prospective mathematics teacher on geometry using three-tier diagnostic tests. The research subjects were 52 students of mathematics education study program in a university in Mataram, Indonesia. The data were collected from students’ written work in solving the three-tier geometry test. The test investigated the students’ (1) understanding of concepts, (2) reasons, and (3) confidence in answering problems (1) and (2). Data analysis performed quantitatively and quantitatively using descriptive method. The results showed that there are: (1) 28.6% students who understood the concept, (2) 10.8% students who only guessed or were not sure of the answer and (3) 60.6% students had misconceptions. Misconceptions that occurred in students can be divided into three categories, namely: (1) pure misconceptions as much as 43.7%, (2) false positives (understanding deficiency) as much as 9.8%, and (3) false negatives (less information or careless) as much as 7.1%. The study implies many attempts are needed to improve prospective mathematics teachers’ conceptual understanding in geometry.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 August 2020
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978-94-6239-047-8
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200827.031How to use a DOI?
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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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