An error analysis in the early grades mathematics – a learning opportunity?
South African Journal of Childhood Education
| Field | Value | |
| Title | An error analysis in the early grades mathematics – a learning opportunity? | |
| Creator | Herholdt, Roelien Sapire, Ingrid | |
| Description | Error analysis is the study of errors in learners’ work with a view to looking for possible explanations for these errors. It is a multifaceted activity involving analysis of correct, partially correct and incorrect processes and thinking about possible remediating strategies. This paper reports on such an analysis of learner tests. The tests were administered as part of the evaluation of an intervention project that aimed to teach mathematical problem solving skills to grade 1-4 learners. Quantitative error analysis was carried out using a coding sheet for each grade. A reliability coefficient was found for each test, as were item means and discrimination indexes for each item. The analysis provided some insight into the more common procedural and conceptual errors evidenced in the learners’ scripts. Findings showed similar difficulties across intervention and control schools and highlighted particular areas of difficulty. The authors argue that this analysis is an example of large-scale error analysis, but that the analysis method could be adopted by teachers of grades 1-4. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2014-07-01 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajce.v4i1.46 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Childhood Education; Vol 4, No 1 (2014); 19 pages 2223-7682 2223-7674 | |
| Language | eng | |
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