Error Identification in Problem Solving on Multivariable Calculus

Abstract

Knowing the students errors in solving the problem became one of the important role of the lecturer. By knowing the problem, the lecturer would be able to anticipate it, so that the learning outcomes could be reached. The research aimed at identifying the errors done by the students in solving the problem. The study aimed at identifying the errors that were made by the students in solving the problem in multivariable calculus class. The study belongs to quantitative and qualitative descriptive research. The subject of the research was the mathematics education study program students who joined the multivariable calculus subject consisting of 41 students. The instrument was the mathematical problem solving test. The conclusion was the sequence of the error type that have been done mostly by the students, such as the first is the concept error, the second one is the procedural error, and the last is the factual error.