How Do College Students Solve Logarithm Questions?

Aziz, Tian Abdul dan Pramudiani, Puri dan Purnomo, Yoppy Wahyu (2017) How Do College Students Solve Logarithm Questions? International Journal on Emerging Mathematics Education, 1 (1). p. 25. ISSN 2548-5806

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate college students' work with logarithm questions. Qualitative descriptive research is chosen to reach the research goal. The participants of the study were fourteen Indonesian students who were enrolled at different universities in Ankara, Turkey. They worked to solve ten logarithm questions which were classified according to the contents. After analysing their written responses, interviews were conducted to obtain further explanation about their strategies and common mistakes. The study found that participants' works in dealing with logarithm questions comprised of (a) processing base, (b) holding the rule, (c) separating, (d) jumping, and (e) conditioning. Therewith, several participants made common mistake because of misconception about logarithm, arithmetical problems, and misuse of algebra concept. Implication of the finding of the study for teaching and learning logarithm were presented

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4450 Databases
Depositing User:	Puri Pramudiani
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2022 04:31
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2022 04:31
URI:	http://repository.uhamka.ac.id/id/eprint/12700

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