Common errors encountered by freshman students in college algebra: an analysis

• Main Author: Garcia, Carlos Feliciano
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1999
• Subjects: Error analysis (Mathematics); Mathematical ability > Testing; Algebra; Mathematical analysis; College freshmen; Analysis; Number Theory
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/1981
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study identifies the errors committed by freshman students in College Algebra, determine their possible causes, classify the errors and propose corrective measures. The analysis centered on the top three common errors encountered by students in special products, factoring algebraic expressions...