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Item An Analysis of Student’s Error in Solving Verbal Problems(Department of Mathematics Education, 2015) Acharya, RajendraA propose of this study was to study the patterns of errors committed by the grade X students on solving verbal problems in simultaneous linear equations. The objectives of this study were to analyze the errors on the basis of a recognized theoretical base and to recommend some remedial measures to minimize such errors in simultaneous linear equations. The sample in this study consisted of one hundred twenty-eight students.Mahankaleshwori HSS, Dhunibeshi English Boarding HSS and Bhuwaneshowri Secondary Schools were taken as a sample schools. This research was in survey in nature. This study was based on descriptive research design. Newman and Clements technique of error analysis were adopted as the theoretical base of this study. A test consisting of eight verbal problems from grade X Compulsory Mathematics were administered to the sample students to collect the required data. The collected answer sheets of the students were checked and errors on those were identified on the basis of Newman error analysis hierarchy. An interview with fifty students was taken to verify and explain the errors identified in the answer sheets and analyzed more errors hidden in the answer sheets. The identified errors were classified into seven categories as described by Newman and Clements then frequency of each type of errors were tabulated. From the tabulated data total percentage of each type of error were calculated. The seven categories of the errors were reading error, comprehension error, transformation error,process skill error, encoding error, motivation error and carelessness error. The study revealed that student had committed number of errors on solving verbal problems in simultaneous linear equations. The concentration of errors was seen on the transformation and encoding of the problem. The data show that student had felt difficulty in verbal problems. The implication that can be derived from this study is that the linguistic aspects of mathematics are all too often overlooked by the teachers and students.Item Causes of the Students Error in Solving Verbal Problem on Fraction: A Case Study(Department of Mathematics Education, 2021) Khatri, HariThis is a study on "Causes of the students error in solving verbal problem on fraction: A case study". The main objective of the study was to explore the causes of error made by students and find the ways to minimize the errors on solving verbal problem on fraction. Class seven 'A' students (6 students) of H. S. S were case students selected by convenience sampling. The qualitative case study was used as a research design and open ended unstructured interview and observation guideline were major tool of this study. Newman's Theory was used as theoretical framework. Causes of students errors was found as lack of motivation, lack of fundamental concepts of fractions, lack of language skill, carelessness and laziness of the students. Causes of reading errors were lack of linguistic knowledge, lack of knowledge to recognize the symbol use in solving verbal problem on fraction. Causes of comprehension errors are students pay only partial attention to the teacher explanation, students often mix-up the rules, students unable to identify the correct operation. The causes of transformation error were lack of concept and meaning of mathematical words/ terms, focuses only the calculation.Causes of process skill error were focus on finding the answer of the problem, lack of use of teaching materials, revision and practice at home. The causes of encoding error was found as due to the carelessness of students, lack of examination and providing feedback. The causes of carelessness error were found as student's ignorance, copying the problem wrongly and dropping alternate sign. Improve language skill of students, provide fundamental knowledge, appropriate used of teaching materials to develop the concept, more practice during home as well as school, teacher and parents should help to reduce the students error that help to minimize the errors in solving verbal problem on fraction.Item Error Analysis on Verbal Problem of Mathematics(Department of Mathematics Education, 2021) Joshi, PusprajThe objective of this study was to analyze the patterns of errors committed by the primary level students while solving verbal problems of Mathematics. The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the errors on the basis of Newman theoretical framework and as well as compare the error made by students according to school type and in knowledge, skill application and problem solving level of arithmetic to recommend some remedial measure to minimize such error in verbal problem. The sample in this study consisted of 40 students from four school of Kanchanpur district. A test consisting of 10 problems from grade IV students were administered to the sampled students to collect the required data. The collected answer sheets of the students were checked and errors on these were identified on the basis of Newman technique of analyzing error. The identified errors were classified according to Newman which were reading errors, comprehension error, transformation error, process skill error and encoding errors, with comparing school and question level. The study revealed that students have committed number of error in solving verbal problem in Mathematics. This study also revealed that the frequencies of error were dense in comprehension part and transformation error as in Newman theory of analyzing errors. The study showed that less errors were committed by Institutional school then public school. It also revealed that the student committed more error in skill and application level while solving verbal problem in arithmetic.