Effects of MATAS Hopscotch Technique in the Teaching of Fractions and Error Patterns Made by Year 5 Pupils

Table 5

Distribution of errors in the subtraction of fractions made by the control group and treatment group in the pretest.

Types; of errors	Pretest
	Control group			Treatment group
	Average ability	Low ability	Total	Average ability	Low ability	Total
Whole number concept errors	12 (42.9%)	2 (7.1%)	14 (50%)	10 (35.7%)	3 (10.7%)	13 (46.4%)
Directions errors	12 (42.9%)	15 (53.6%)	27 (96.4%)	8 (28.6%)	18 (64.3%)	26 (92.9%)
Application errors	—	—	—	—	—	—
Careless errors	1 (3.6%)	—	1 (3.6%)	2 (7.1%)	—	2 (7.1%)
No errors	—	—	—	—