Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Humaniora
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): Juni : Khatulistiwa: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Humaniora

Analisis Kesalahan Mahasiswa Pendidikan Matematika Universitas Negeri Medan dalam Menegasikan Definisi Limit Fungsi

Eka Finanti Septiana Simamora (Universitas Negeri Medan)
Imel Simanungkalit (Universitas Negeri Medan)
Nurcahaya Br Zandroto (Universitas Negeri Medan)
Putri Br Tarigan (Universitas Negeri Medan)
Michael Cristian Simanullang (Universitas Negeri Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 May 2025

Abstract

This study aims to identify students' errors in negating the definition of function limits using the Newman Error Analysis (NEA) approach. The method used is descriptive qualitative, with three selected students from one class totaling 32 people through a purposive sampling technique. Data were obtained from students' written answers to the problem of negating the definition of function limits. The results of the analysis show that students make various types of errors, such as transformation errors, understanding errors, reading errors, process skill errors, and coding errors. These errors reflect students' weak understanding of formal logic structures and the use of symbols in the context of mathematics, especially in the negation process which requires a deep understanding of the meaning of quantifiers and empowerment. This conclusion emphasizes the importance of strengthening mathematics learning and teaching strategies that emphasize conceptual understanding, not just procedural. In addition, learning evaluations need to be designed to explore students' thinking processes more thoroughly in order to accurately identify sources of errors.

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Journal Info

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Khatulistiwa

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Humanities Education

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Khatulistiwa: Jurnal Pendidikan dan Sosial Humaniora, adalah jurnal studi ilmu-ilmu Sosial humaniora dan pendidikan yang bersifat peer-review dan terbuka. Bidang kajian dalam jurnal ini termasuk linguistik, sastra, filsafat, psikologi, hukum, pendidikan, sosial dan studi budaya. Jurnal Sosial ...