Discovering the Errors and Misconception in Operation on Integers

This study aimed to identify the errors and misconceptions in solving the operation of integers among the grade 7 studenst of Amungan National High School.This study aimed to identify the sources and causes of students' errors and misconceptions when solving problems involving integer addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.This study is a qualitative study that is designed to identify the errors and misconceptions in solving the operation of integers.The researchers used a descriptive research design using an adopted survey questionnaire.The findings concluded that: the common error of the students in solving addition and subtraction of integers is procedural errors, common error in solving multiplication and division of integers is careless error.A common misconception of the respondents in solving addition and subtraction of integers are can't assimilate concepts and poor knowledge, a common misconception in solving multiplication and division of integers is signed rules misconception.Researcher offers the following recommendations: Teacher should teach the students that when two negatives are right next to each other with nothing except maybe a parenthesis in between, they become positive.-(-) = +.Teachers should have students' portfolios to help them reflect on the wrong answers they've got and for them to figure out where they have mistaken and areas that need improvements.Teachers need to develop contextualized strategic materials about the operations of integers with application in real-life situations in order to understand more about the operation of integers.Teachers should provide a daily/weekly activity on the operations of integers this will help to enhance and develop the skills/knowledge of the students.