Causes of Senior High School Students Errors in Addition, subtraction and Ordering of Fractions

Abstract: This study aimed at identifying the errors students commit when ordering, adding and subtracting fractions and the sources of these errors. This qualitative study employed a case study design with a sample size of 78 to help unravel students’ errors in fractions. Test and interview were the data collection instruments. Content analysis method was used to identify the errors students commit in fraction test while the interview data was analyzed thematically to ascertain the causes of the errors. It was found from the content analysis that, students committed both conceptual and procedural errors. The interview revealed that, lack of conceptual understanding, overgeneralization on the part of students and the manner in which students were exposed to the BODMAS algorithm were the sources of students’ errors. It was therefore, recommended that teachers should always place more emphasis on these areas that students committed the errors to avoid future occurrences and should teach students the applications of mathematics principles and algorithms in a more flexible manner. Keywords: Errors, Causes of errors, Conceptual, Procedural, Addition, Subtraction, and Ordering. Title: Causes of Senior High School Students Errors in Addition, subtraction and Ordering of Fractions Author: Ambrose Kombat, Vincent Ninmaal Asigri, Joseph Amiyine Adugbire, Philip Batatia Aketemah International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning ISSN 2394-9686 Vol. 10, Issue 4, July 2023 - August 2023 Page No: 47-57 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 28-July-2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8192373 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Causes%20of%20Senior%20High%20School%20Students-28072023-1.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, ISSN 2394-9686, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co