Error analysis of mathematics teacher in solving calculus problem

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Mukhni, Mirna, Khairani

2019 Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 1317 Issue 1 Conference paper Cited by 2

Abstract

Mathematics in senior high school has many subjects. One of them is calculus. In order to teach mathematics in senior high school, teacher must mastering calculus subject. But, even mathematics teacher find that calculus is a difficult topics to master and to teach. It was showed by mathematics teachers' answer sheet where there were many mistakes. The aim of this study was to analysis mathematics teachers' error in solving calculus problem. Type of research was descriptive qualitative. Sampling technique used purposive sampling. Sample was 31 mathematics teachers in Padang Pariaman. Instrument was teachers' answer test. Result shows that teachers have different type of error, such as conceptual, factual and procedural error. © 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Mathematics Department, Universitas Negeri Padang, Prof. Dr. Hamka Street, Padang, Indonesia