Journal Article

·2015 OPEN ACCESS

Misconceptions on the Summation Symbol Subject and Solution Proposals

Ayten Özkan YTU , Erdoĝan Mehmet Özkan YTU

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

The aim of the study is to determine the misconceptions of the 11th grade students on the summation symbol subject and to determine the required measures to be taken to prevent these misconceptions and also to analyze other mistakes made other than misconceptions. 11th grade students in private science high school in 2013-2014 academic year form the target population of the study. The questions directed to the students are selected from the university preparation books and magazines of some private courses and publishers.

Keywords

Subject (documents) Symbol (formal) Mathematics Calculus (dental) Mathematics education Computer science Linguistics Philosophy Medicine World Wide Web Dentistry

Subject Areas

Lexicography and Language Studies ·Language and Linguistics ·Social Sciences
Education and Technology Integration ·Education ·Social Sciences
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy ·Education ·Social Sciences

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