Analysis on Mathematics Learning Misconceptions of the Second-Grade Students of Elementary School in Addition and Subtraction Integer Topics

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10.2991/assehr.k.200129.095How to use a DOI?

Keywords

misconception, basic mathematics learning, integer counting operations

Abstract

Mathematics concepts in primary school are basics concepts to understand mathematics concepts in the next grade. Therefore, mathematics misconceptions of primary school students should be avoided because they may affect the acquisition of the next concepts. This study was aimed to explore the types of misconceptions and to describe the causes of misconceptions experienced by the second-grade students of primary school in mathematics learning on the topic of integer counting operations. This study was qualitative descriptive research. The subject of the study was 136 second-grade students of Pangudi Luhur Primary School in Surakarta. The prime data was acquired through a conceptual understanding test in the form of essay questions as a daily assessment. The secondary data was acquired through teacher and student interviews to investigate misconceptions and causes. The results of the study: 1) mathematics misconceptions of primary school students mostly found in a two-digit double number operation with a one-time save, a two-digit reduction operation by borrowing once, the addition and subtraction operations of two double-digit integers which were presented in short-stacked forms. 2) mathematics misconceptions of primary school students mostly existed because the students did not master the concepts of number value, place value, and pre-conception reduction operations, teachers rarely used concrete objects as learning media, and teachers did not provide a sufficient correction on students’ works.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Markus Sujarwo
AU  - Sudiyanto
AU  - Sandra Bayu Kurniawan
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/06
TI  - Analysis on Mathematics Learning Misconceptions of the Second-Grade Students of Elementary School in Addition and Subtraction Integer Topics
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education (ICLIQE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 757
EP  - 764
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200129.095
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200129.095
ID  - Sujarwo2020
ER  -