Commiting Math errors...

Who does not want to get a good score in mathematics? The perfect 100/100 is the ultimate. Mathematics learning and then applying is not an easy task for many. Learning ability of students may vary. It is dependent of many factors. There are many students who struggle for even passing the subject. They commit errors while solving mathematical questions. Errors can be logical, conceptual, arithmetical, misread type etc.

Reasons for committing mathematical errors…

• Forgetting the previous knowledge…Most of the topics done in the present class are normally based on knowledge gained by students in their prior classes. I believe Mathematics learning is cumulative. This means the new knowledge gained is linked to the previous knowledge gained.

Students tend to forget the basic knowledge of concepts learnt earlier. This cause a wide gap in further learning the concept as a teacher assumes that students have attained the knowledge level of previous class. At the same time the student is under pressure of learning what he has forget and has to work on hard enough to grasp the new unlearned concept. This increased pressure creates an imbalance in achieving the perfect result.

• Doing the bare minimum to pass… Mathematics is demanding. This means if we want to score well we need to work with it. Learning, practicing and revising are key steps for achieving better score. Some students have a fear of learning math because of lesser clarity of a concept in earlier classes. So they try to run away from exploring the subject and study just bare minimum to qualify the examination. This situation results in incomplete learning and hence is prone to committing more errors.

• Lack of involvement in the learning process…Mathematics is a subject which comes by continual practice. It cannot be learnt in a single day. There is requirement of consistent involvement in learning of the subject and then practicing the concepts as well. Students memorize formulae; geometrical results etc and tend to forget the way the memorized concepts are to be applied for solving the questions. In the process confusion is created which lead to an incomplete solution or wrong solution.

• Not related to daily life… While learning the subject its presence in daily life is not realized .This creates a gap between the subject and students. In such a situation students learn it as a subject Mathematics, which makes it more difficult to understand by students.