A Study of Common Mathematical Errors Committed by the Students of Xth Class in Geometry

Abstract

The study looked into the types of mistakes committed by the Xth class students in mathematics made when solving word problems that were concrete and formal. 240 students from five local government and Private schools were chosen using random and purposeful sampling approaches, respectively. The study's conclusions showed that Students committed more numbers of errors under the objective “Application” when compared to other objectives. Students committed more number of errors under the content area “Angles”. The study also concluded that the students confused greatly with the Terminology and students were very weak in fundamental operations especially in Angles. It is one of the fundamental subjects included in both primary and secondary education. The intellectual growth of an individual is aided by mathematics. The methods for solving issues, like as induction, deduction, and idealization, make up the syntactic framework. The person tackling the problem must have a sufficient comprehension of the two structures in order to solve the problem successfully. Therefore, it is advised that word problem solving receive sufficient attention in mathematics lectures.