Background of the study Statement of the problem Theories Hypothesis Data gathering Statistical treatment

instrument of data

Mathematics has always been a Ho: There is a Frequency count

subject area in which students 1. What are the common significant correlation Post-test
experience considerable difficulty. errors committed by between errors Pretest Percentage
Even at the tertiary level, a great college algebra committed by college Questionnaire
number of students exhibit poor students? algebra students and Pearson-R
performance in mathematics. their gender and
degree program.
In Philippine colleges and 2. What are the possible
universities, College Algebra is causes of students’ Hn: There is no
offered as a general education errors? significant correlation
course. This is because skills and between errors
knowledge in algebra are committed by college
considered to be the foundation of 3. What is the correlation algebra students and
skills in higher and more between the type of their gender and
specialized mathematics courses. error and: degree program.
A common observation among a) Gender
mathematics teachers, however, is b) Degree program
that even college students still
have difficulty dealing with
algebraic concepts and
applications. Thus, there is a need
to assess the common errors of
students, to know the sources of
error, and possible solutions to
these errors.

It is in this context that this study

was conceptualized. The proposed
study aims to:
a) Identify the common errors
 committed by college
algebra students;
b) Identify the causes of these
errors;
c) Measure the correlation
between students’ errors
and their gender and degree
programs

Moreover, the study will also

seek to propose possible
interventions to remediate the
common errors of students.

The study seeks to be

beneficial to mathematics
teachers, students, and
curriculum planners. It aims to
provide baseline information
for future researches in the
field of mathematics education.
Silver Al J. Aquino