Nurmala Setianing Putei, Dadang Juandi
Seeing types of misconceptions on mathematics which are classified as basic and prerequisite for many concepts. such as inequality, is important. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze misconceptions and alleged causes of misconceptions on inequality. The method and design that used in this study were a qualitative method and case study research design with respondent consisting of 9 students of class XI in a high school in the city of Bandung through giving a test consisting of 5 questions and conducting interview to students who made mistakes in doing these 5 questions. From the research results, there were four types of misconception that were experienced by students on 5 inequality questions. These misconceptions were caused by students' lack of understanding on some of the prerequisite concepts for inequality and overgenerahzation. For further research, the researchers should give more complex questions to students so that misconceptions can be studied in more deeply. © 2022 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
Mathematics Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, West Java, Bandung, 40154, Indonesia
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