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MisconceptionId,MisconceptionName | |
0,Does not know that angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees | |
1,Uses dividing fractions method for multiplying fractions | |
2,Believes there are 100 degrees in a full turn | |
3,"Thinks a quadratic without a non variable term, can not be factorised" | |
4,Believes addition of terms and powers of terms are equivalent e.g. a + c = a^c | |
5,"When measuring a reflex angle, gives the acute or obtuse angle that sums to 360 instead" | |
6,Can identify the multiplier used to form an equivalent fraction but does not apply to the numerator | |
7,Believes gradient = change in y | |
8,Student thinks that any two angles along a straight line are equal | |
9,Thinks there are 180 degrees in a full turn | |
10,"Believes duration can be read from a timetable, rather than calculating from start and end times" | |
11,"When reading value from graph, reads from the wrong axes." | |
12,Thinks that the side view does not include the furthest rows back | |
13,"Does not subtract from the hours, when having to borrow for a time calculation" | |
14,Does not understand how to create a multiple of an equation | |
15,"Confuses the order of operations, believes addition comes before division" | |
16,Believes that graphs of inverse proportion meet the axes | |
17,Confuses AM and PM when calculating time | |
18,"Given the length of the sides, still does not recognise there is enough information to find the area" | |
19,"When multiplying a surd by an integer, adds the integer to the number under the surd" | |
20,Believes the number of wholes in a mixed number multiplies by the fraction part | |
21,Estimates shares of a ratio instead of calculating | |
22,Confuses the ten thousands and thousands place value columns | |
23,Does not understand the command word 'difference' | |
24,Does not understand the term multiple | |
25,Does not realise that when you multiply by 0 the answer will always be 0 | |
26,Thinks x = ? or y = ? is y = x | |
27,Believes squaring a fraction requires you to double both parts | |
28,Thinks the interior angles of any polygon add up to 360 | |
29,Forgot to simplify the fraction | |
30,"When asked for a number n times smaller or bigger, subtracts or adds n" | |
31,Does not understand bar modelling in algebra | |
32,"When squaring a variable, believes they also need to square the coefficient" | |
33,Uses more than 3 letters to describe an angle | |
34,Believes dividing a negative by a positive gives a positive answer | |
35,Believes you add 2 instead of subtracting 2 to the numbers of sides when finding total interior angles | |
36,Enlarges by the wrong centre of enlargement | |
37,Rounded to wrong degree of accuracy (2sf not 1sf) | |
38,Believes the sides of an inequality can be switched without changing the direction of the sign | |
39,Multiplies by 1000 instead of 100 when converting a decimal to a percentage | |
40,Believes midpoint multiplied by frequency is equivalent to frequency density | |
41,Believes the mean is the number of categories given divided by something | |
42,Believes that the complement of a set includes any elements which are also in another set. | |
43,Confuses the terms edges and vertices | |
44,"When adding or subtracting surds, just adds or subtracts the numbers under the surd rather than first trying to simplifying to find like surds" | |
45,"When asked for the value of a digit, gives an answer 10 times too big" | |
46,Does not realise that division can be broken down into factors | |
47,Believes y=-f(x) is a reflection in y=x | |
48,Thinks corresponding angles sum to 360 degrees | |
49,Doesn't believe that when you divide by 0 the answer will always be 0 | |
50,"When given a non-unit fraction of an amount and asked to find the total, answers as if it had been the unit fraction" | |
51,Does not use angle facts when setting up an equation from an angle diagram | |
52,When asked for a specific term in a sequence gives the term before | |
53,Thinks circumference is radius x pi | |
54,Believes the arrow on a number line points to the middle value | |
55,"When subtracting a negative number from a positive number, uses a method which assumes one of the negative signs can be ignored " | |
56,Assumes a negative number is not rational | |
57,Believes the solution to mx + c = a is the x intercept of y = mx +c | |
58,"When dividing, confuses the remainder with the quotient" | |
59,Cannot identify a common factor when simplifying algebraic fractions | |
60,"Has written the value of the 'ones' column as the answer, withiut using the numbers in the question." | |
61,Multiplies by 10 instead of 100 when converting decimal to percentage | |
62,Does not realise that a curved line represents a changing gradient | |
63,Believes 'data' and 'sample' are interchangeable | |
64,Mixes up squaring and multiplying by 4 | |
65,Cannot spot a variable within a written scenario | |
66,Repeats the digits three times when cubing a number | |
67,Divides by 1000 instead of 100 when converting a decimal to a percentage | |
68,Confuses a term with an equation | |
69,"When given a non-unit fraction of an amount, treats it like a unit fraction" | |
70,"When reading a composite bar chart, just reads total height of bar" | |
71,Multiplies all given dimensions when calculating an area | |
72,Thinks a decimal can be written as a fraction by just writing it under a numerator of 1 | |
73,Confuses a function with an expression | |
74,Believes they must expand brackets before solving an equation | |
75,Believes that the directions of positive and negative vectors are the opposite way around. | |
76,Confuses quadratic and exponential graphs | |
77,"Does not follow the arrows through a function machine, changes the order of the operations asked." | |
78,"When multiplying a fraction by an integer, multiplies the denominator instead of the numerator" | |
79,Does not understand how to divide algebraic terms | |
80,Thinks you can ignore the variable when simplifying algebraic fractions | |
81,Thinks you subtract rather than add when finding the previous term in a descending linear sequence | |
82,Believes the square of a negative will also be negative | |
83,Confuses the meaning of perpendicular and vertical | |
84,Believes greater than/less than symbols include end values | |
85,Does not remember that a rhombus has equal sides | |
86,Assumes value of symbols in a pictogram without checking the key | |
87,Does not know what an exterior angle is | |
88,Believes parallelogram is the term used to describe two lines at right angles | |
89,Thinks it can't be called a sequence with a repeated number at the start | |
90,Does not understand place value after the decimal point | |
91,"When asked for factors of an algebraic expression, thinks any part of a term will be a factor" | |
92,"When identifying the center of rotation, writes down the origin" | |
93,"When multiplying a surd of the form a✓b by an integer, believes the integer and the number under the surd are multiplied" | |
94,"When solving simultaneous equations, thinks they can add variables to one of the equations to make terms across the 2 equations identical" | |
95,Does not know about the + notation for directions in rotations | |
96,Multiplies surds when asked to add | |
97,Believes there is only one orientation for the isosceles triangle base angles | |
98,Incorrectly clears fractions from equations | |
99,Thinks the faster you travel the longer the time it will take | |
100,Believes angles in a triangle sum to 360 degrees | |
101,Believes that reflection always switches the x and y coordinates | |
102,Does not think a factorised expression is equivalent to its multiplied out form | |
103,"When completing the square, believes the constant in the bracket is double the coefficient of x" | |
104,Assumes a sequence is linear | |
105,Mixes up sides of a ratio | |
106,Believes an arrowhead has four equal sides | |
107,"When expanding brackets, multiplies out the first term correctly but adds together the number outside the bracket with the second term inside the bracket." | |
108,Uses only the first two terms of a sequence to work out a term-to-term rule | |
109,Thinks a factor of the final digit is also a factor of the whole number | |
110,Does not know how to find the length of a line segment from coordinates | |
111,Does not work out all possibilites when given an 'at least' question in probability | |
112,Thinks the difference between the numerator and denominator determines how close the fraction is to 1 | |
113,Does not recognise difference of two squares | |
114,Does not know the meaning of the word parallel | |
115,Believes fraction to decimal conversion is done by writing the numerator as a decimal | |
116,Believes an outlier is determined by the number of decimal places a number has | |
117,"Believes that in completed square form, they need to change the signs of both values to get the turning point" | |
118,"Given a line segment with a midpoint that is not the origin, assumes that the two end points will still have the same absolute value" | |
119,Believes distance = speed + time | |
120,Does not understand equivalent fractions | |
121,Believes midpoint in grouped frequency table is found by multiplying midpoint by frequency | |
122,Thinks they can convert percentages to fractions by writing the percentage value as both the numerator and the denominator | |
123,Rounds incorrectly when the nearest 10 is a multiple of 100 | |
124,Believes perpendicular bisectors is the term used to describe two lines that are parallel | |
125,Thinks the division sign means to add | |
126,Multiplies rather than adds when given the command word 'more' | |
127,Thinks the fraction to decimal conversion button on a calculator can be used to raise to a power | |
128,Does not understand how to read both x and y coordinates | |
129,Believes they can change only one side of a ratio and it will remain equivalent | |
130,"Believes that for a line written in the form ax + by = c, a is the gradient" | |
131,Does not think a number can be a factor of itself | |
132,Only considers the positive solution when calculating a square root | |
133,Believes dividing by a unit fraction is equivalent to dividing by its reciprocal | |
134,Misreads scale | |
135,Thinks the value of an exterior angle is 360 degrees | |
136,Does not recognise a reciprocal equation | |
137,Does not know the meaning of the word identity | |
138,"When solving a problem using written division (bus-stop method), does the calculation from right to left" | |
139,Thinks triple means add three | |
140,Believes cumulative frequency is plotted at the lower bound of the class | |
141,"In completed square form, confuses the x and y coordinates of the turning point" | |
142,"When given a linear sequence, cannot match it to a visual pattern" | |
143,"Thinks that when you cancel identical terms from the numerator and denominator, they just disappear" | |
144,Mixes up the x and y values of the coordinates | |
145,Does not know how to convert percentages with a decimal point into decimals | |
146,Has multiplied by the root power | |
147,Multiplies instead of dividing when distributing a total amount | |
148,Confuses theoretical and experimental probability | |
149,Believes P(success) in probability notation means the number of successes | |
150,Confuses written 'teen' numbers with their corresponding single-digit number | |
151,"When dividing decimals, does not realize that the order and position of the digits (relative to each other) has to remain constant." | |
152,"Believes that the smaller a divisor is, the smaller the answer will be" | |
153,"When dividing decimals with the same number of decimal places as each other, assumes the answer also has the same number of decimal places" | |
154,Assumes an angle has been split into equal parts | |
155,Forgets to apply inverse trigonometric function when finding an angle | |
156,Confuses the graph of a linear equation with a quadratic equation | |
157,Believes squared units can be used to measure lengths | |
158,"Believes addition comes before indices, in orders of operation" | |
159,Does not divide by 2 when calculating the area of a triangle | |
160,Believes that adding a positive to a negative makes your answer more negative | |
161,Answers as if there are 100 minutes in an hour when changing from hours to minutes | |
162,Uses first term as numerical part of nth term rule | |
163,Thinks only one variable can introduce bias | |
164,Does not reduce the denominator when an item is not replaced in a probability question | |
165,"Believes that in y=mx+c, m is the x-intercept" | |
166,"Believes that in completed square form, they need to change the sign of the constant to get the turning point" | |
167,Does not recognise factorising a quadratic | |
168,Believes composite function notation means to substitute the outer function into the inner function | |
169,"When subtracting a fraction from a mixed number, assumes they just subtract the numerator from the integer of the mixed number" | |
170,Does not understand that when dividing both sides of an equation by an amount every term must be divided by the same amount | |
171,"When simplifying surds, does not multiply the number in front of the surd with the square root of the largest square number that has been removed from the surd" | |
172,"When subtracting fractions, subtracts the numerators and denominators" | |
173,"Believes that if more than one number in a multiplication is divided by the same power of ten, the answer will be divided by the same power of ten. " | |
174,Confuses major and minor sector | |
175,"Thinks that when multiplying decimals (less than 1), the number will get bigger" | |
176,Believes that a reciprocal equation is defined when the denominator is 0 | |
177,"When the change in value is greater than the original amount, thinks percentage change = original/change x 100" | |
178,Thinks that the 10 becomes a 20 when adding in standard form | |
179,Does not understand the difference between a value on a graph and the gradient of a graph | |
180,Writes the digit 3 times instead of cubing | |
181,Assumes a ratio is part to part instead of part to whole | |
182,Believes parallel lines have gradients of opposite signs | |
183,Has confused cube numbers with prime numbers | |
184,Believes the space diagonal is the same length as the diagonal on the bottom face of a cuboid | |
185,Thinks a positive y value in a column vector means to move down rather than up | |
186,Does not understand the meaning of the word commutative | |
187,Thinks there are 10cl in a litre | |
188,Believes interquartile range is the difference between one of the quartiles and the minimum value | |
189,"When multiplying decimals, ignores place value and just multiplies the digits" | |
190,"Does not account for grammar when writing algebra e.g. ,then making a group" | |
191,Believes that product means add rather than multiply | |
192,Does not know how to calculate the volume of a prism | |
193,Believes a cyclic quadrilateral can be self-intersecting | |
194,"Believes the sides of a square must be horizontal and vertical, not diagonal" | |
195,"When solving an equation, thinks the divisor and dividend are the opposite way around" | |
196,Confuses a variable with an equation | |
197,"Believes an outlier is the value in a data set with the biggest denominator, even if this value is close to the mean" | |
198,"When multiplying a decimal by a power of 10, just adds a zero to the end of the number, not changing the place value of the digits" | |
199,"Believes that when multiplying a number with a power, the multiplier is added onto the power" | |
200,"When solving simultaneous equations, thinks they multiply both equations by the LCM of the coefficients of the term being eliminated" | |
201,Believes substituting the starting value into an iteration formula immediately gives the solution | |
202,"When asked to add fractions, multiplies instead" | |
203,Thinks that dividing both numbers in a multiplication sum by the same power of 10 results in equal answers | |
204,Confuses scalene and equilateral triangles | |
205,Thinks there are 1000mm in a km | |
206,Thinks a cylinder is a prism | |
207,Confuses the terms faces and edges | |
208,Believes a composite function requires you to place the inner function next to the variable of the outer function instead of replacing it | |
209,"When multiplying a vector by a fraction, adds the numerator to the top number of the vector, and the denominator to the bottom number of the vector. " | |
210,Thinks the term in a sequence is double the position value | |
211,Believes displacement continues to increase even when returning to starting point | |
212,Solves for y=0 instead of given y-value when reading from a quadratic graph | |
213,Thinks there are 10 mg in a gram | |
214,Does not understand the 'less than' inequality notation | |
215,"When asked for a specific term in a sequence, just gives the position number" | |
216,Believes the smallest number in a set of numbers is always their highest common factor | |
217,"When adding fractions, adds the numerators and denominators" | |
218,Does not interpret a sloping gradient as a change in rate | |
219,Does not know that a right angle is 90 degrees | |
220,Only multiplies the first term in the expansion of a bracket | |
221,Thinks ratios are written as 1:total | |
222,Does not know the meaning of absolute value | |
223,Mixes up cubing with multiplying by 10 | |
224,Forgets to swap the sign of roots when placing into brackets | |
225,Confuses frequency of one class with cumulative frequency | |
226,Thinks rectangles have line symmetry in the diagonals | |
227,Ignores a more than question and just states one of the values | |
228,Divides rather than subtracts when given the command 'less than' | |
229,Does not account for scale on diagram | |
230,Thinks 1l = 1 cubic metre | |
231,Thinks we can't write an equivalent multiplication sum for a division sum by using a reciprocal | |
232,"When dividing by a fraction, switches to multiplication without also using the reciprocal" | |
233,"Cannot estimate the relative volume order, for different objects" | |
234,Subtracts instead of adds | |
235,Thinks adjacent angles are equal | |
236,Thinks corresponding angles sum to 180 degrees | |
237,Believes a line of best fit can be drawn on a scatter graph with no relationship or correlation | |
238,"When finding the mean of the data in a stem and leaf diagram, thinks you find the mean of the stem numbers" | |
239,Finds a common multiple but not the lowest common multiple | |
240,"Misunderstands how to calculate the lower bound in a division, believes it is found by dividing both upper bounds" | |
241,Thinks co-interior angles sum to 360 degrees | |
242,Thinks the hundred thousands column is the ten thousands column | |
243,Identifies a common factor but not the highest common factor | |
244,Believes the solution of mx + c = 0 is x = m | |
245,Does not realise that to maintain balance in an equation they must add or subtract the same amount from both sides | |
246,Does not think a kilogram is a unit of mass | |
247,Found the percentage but added it to 100% | |
248,Believes a pie chart makes 360% not 360 degrees | |
249,Does not understand a denominator represents equal parts | |
250,Believes a fraction cannot have a numerator of 0 | |
251,"Includes a data point with the value, when asked to find the number of data points below a value" | |
252,Does not think 'other' is an acceptable category for data | |
253,Does not recognise that all lengths on a cube are equal | |
254,Believes all triangle numbers are odd | |
255,Does not know the meaning of the word regular | |
256,Does not reverse the order of operations when solving an equation | |
257,Uses numerator as whole part of a fraction | |
258,"When finding a missing number in a factor tree, multiplies by the factor given rather than dividing." | |
259,"Thinks that when drawing the elevation, the bottom layer does not need to be included " | |
260,Thinks cubing a number means adding 3 to that number | |
261,When multiplying just writes the numbers next to each other | |
262,Believes the intersection in a prime factor venn diagram does not contribute to the size of the number represented by a circle | |
263,"Does not understand direction of North East, North West, South East and South West cardinal points" | |
264,Subtracted rather than divided by a scale factor | |
265,Does not realise a quadratic must be in the form ax^2+bx+c=0 to be factorised | |
266,Identifies a letter as a common factor but doesn't identify a number as a common factor | |
267,Writes the variable before the coefficient in an algebraic term | |
268,Believes lines of reflection must be vertical or horizontal | |
269,"When finding the distance between 2 points, believes the distance is the coordinate of the furthest point from origin" | |
270,Thinks the term polygons only applies to shapes with more than 3 sides | |
271,Believes triangle numbers are formed differently to the correct way | |
272,When finding a missing side of a parallelogram given the area completes an extra step of dividing by 2 | |
273,Thinks 1l = 1 cubic centimetre | |
274,Confuses angle of a sector with the radius | |
275,"When finding a point on a line, assumes the point is always the midpoint" | |
276,Adds rather than multiplies when scaling up in direct proportion problems | |
277,Thinks pressure is force per unit volume | |
278,Believes a power of 2 has no impact on its value | |
279,Mixes up square rooting and cube rooting | |
280,Describes lines when asked to describe angles | |
281,Thinks that if two lines do not intersect on a diagram then they will never intersect and are therefore parallel | |
282,Does not understand that a point on the line of reflection will stay the same when reflected | |
283,Believes reflection in y = -x switches x and y coordinates | |
284,Believes the gradient of a speed-time graph is the speed | |
285,Lines up the digits incorrectly when doing an addition involving two numbers with a different amount of digits | |
286,"when subtracting a fraction from an integer, just adds their absolute value and places a negative sign in front" | |
287,Thinks y = ? is a vertical line through ? | |
288,Does not break down all factors in a factor tree to primes | |
289,Writes the numerator and the denominator the wrong way round in a probability | |
290,Thinks a decreasing sequence cannot be quadratic | |
291,Thinks a negative y value in a column vector means to move up rather than down | |
292,Converts fraction to percentage by putting % sign after the denominator | |
293,Does not understand that similar shapes sides must all have the same scale factor | |
294,Thinks that only the sides need to be equal for a polygon to be regular | |
295,Does not know the word and/or does not know the function of a compass | |
296,Ordered fractions by comparing denominators rather than using equivalent fractions. | |
297,Forgets you need a compass to draw arcs | |
298,Confuses a constant with a variable | |
299,"When solving time problems, finds the difference in the hours and the difference in the minutes but then assumes the minutes will be added on to the number of hours" | |
300,Believes a direct proportion graph does not have to start at the origin | |
301,Thinks you can multiply by a decimal to find a multiple of a number | |
302,Assumed each part of a fraction diagram is worth 10% | |
303,"Believes that when eliminating a variable, if the signs of the terms with matching coefficients are the same, we do the operation inverse to the sign (- if positive, + if negative)" | |
304,Believes knowing the perimeter of squares does not give you enough information to find the perimeter of combines shapes using those squares | |
305,Does not know the formula for area of a trapezium | |
306,Added rather than multiplied by a scale factor | |
307,"When using Pythagoras to find the height of an isosceles triangle, uses the whole base instead of half" | |
308,Believes that dividing by 100 gives 10% | |
309,Believes angles on a straight line add to 90 degrees | |
310,"Guesses when something is ""twice as high/much"", rather than multiplying by 2" | |
311,Believes gradient is the sum of y the coordinates divided by the sum of the x co-ordinates | |
312,"In ratio question where the difference between the sides is given, uses that as the total for one side instead" | |
313,Believes edges of a 3D shape do not include edges of base | |
314,"When calculating the power of a negative number, thinks they can ignore the sign when multiplying and then put a negative sign back on at the end, regardless of the power " | |
315,Has not realised that the answer may be changed by the insertion of brackets | |
316,Mixes up primary and secondary data types | |
317,"When multiplying fractions, adds the numerators and multiplies the denominators" | |
318,"Assumes that converting a decimal percentage to a fraction, they can just convert the decimal to a fraction, instead of writing the decimal over 100." | |
319,"When factorising, thinks the smallest coefficient will be the numerical factor, regardless of whether it divides into all terms" | |
320,"When factorising into double brackets, finds the two values which sum to give the constant rather than the coefficient of x" | |
321,Believes class width multiplied by frequency gives frequency density | |
322,Believes that rounding must change the number | |
323,"When measuring a line segment with a ruler, assumes the line starts at 0" | |
324,Believes the two variables have to add to the same value in inverse proportion | |
325,Does not check the labelling of the axes | |
326,"When converting fractions to ratios, puts the other side of the ratio as the total of the numerator and denominator" | |
327,Mixes up total and part in ratio | |
328,Performs addition ahead of multiplication | |
329,Does not understand a percentage is out of 100 | |
330,"When working with inverse and direct proportion, forgets to apply the root or index to find k, but remembers when doing the second calculation" | |
331,Does not understand the term factor | |
332,Confuses reciprocal and quadratic graphs | |
333,Not considered the y value when reading coordinates | |
334,"When solving an equation with x in the denominator, thinks the inverse operation is to make it the numerator on the other side" | |
335,Believes 30% is equivalent to 1/3 | |
336,Does not understand that having values after the decimal point makes a number larger than a number with the same units but no decimal places | |
337,Believes the solution of mx + c = a is x =a | |
338,Believes only straight lines count as edges on 3D shapes | |
339,"When dividing, ignores any remainders" | |
340,Does not understand that when multiplying both sides of an equation by an amount every term must be multiplied by the same amount | |
341,Believes the second term in a 2 term quadratic equation is always a coefficient and the variable | |
342,Uses the whole base rather than half the base when forming a right angled triangle from an isosceles triangle | |
343,Estimates the frequency shown on a pie chart rather than calculating | |
344,Does not understand that a probability of 0 represents something that is impossible | |
345,Has treated this like an addition problem and added the ones column. | |
346,Does not understand how to multiply algebraic terms | |
347,"When solving an equation with a fraction, thinks you don't need to multiply every term on both sides when multiplying by the denominator " | |
348,Writes times in the afternoon as if 10 is midday on a 24 hour clock | |
349,"When adding surds, just multiplies the numbers under the surd rather than first trying to simplifying to find like surds" | |
350,Forgets to carry the tens when doing column multiplication | |
351,Thinks a chord does not have to start and end at the circumference of the circle. | |
352,Believes the fx column for calculating mean is value - frequency | |
353,Does not recognise when one part of a fraction is the negative of the other | |
354,Believes class width represents frequency in a histogram | |
355,Thinks the interior angle of a regular polygon is 10n | |
356,Finds the sum of the missing angles but not the angle being asked | |
357,Does not understand that in the ratio 1:n the total number of parts would be 1+n | |
358,Believes digits of a number are read/written from right to left | |
359,Confuses random and stratified sampling methods | |
360,Gives frequency when asked for relative frequency | |
361,Believes that repeated prime factors are only counted once | |
362,Believes f(x) - a translates the function right a units | |
363,Only applies a division to one of multiple terms in a numerator when simplifying an algebraic fraction | |
364,Thinks they just remove the decimal point when converting a decimal to a percentage | |
365,Thinks that we cannot calculate the range if values are repeated | |
366,Does not know the meaning of the identity symbol | |
367,Does not know that co-interior angles must be in parallel lines | |
368,Thinks a kite has one pair of parallel sides | |
369,Forgets to add starting value when calculating new coordinates | |
370,"When solving simultaneous equations, believes the terms must have the same sign in order to be eliminated." | |
371,"When dividing fractions, divides by the reciprocal, instead of multiplies" | |
372,"In ratio question where the difference between the sides is given, uses that as the total" | |
373,Believes you can add or subtract from inside brackets without expanding when solving an equation | |
374,Thinks a hexagon has 8 sides. | |
375,Believes you can only have one mode | |
376,Unable to equate a division and multiplication to a single division | |
377,"When asked for the mean of a list of data, gives the mode" | |
378,"When finding the difference between two points on a time series graph, only uses one of the points. " | |
379,Finds the y intercept when asked to read the solution to a quadratic equation from a graph | |
380,Does not understand the first significant value is the first non-zero digit number | |
381,"When dividing a fraction by an integer, divides both the numerator and denominator by the integer" | |
382,Does not know how to combine different symbols in Roman numerals | |
383,confuses cubic and reciprocal graphs | |
384,"When solving simultaneous equations graphically, they think the solutions are the x-intercepts" | |
385,"Thinks the reciprocal of n, 1/n = 0.n" | |
386,Believes that an exterior angle can have a value of 360 degrees | |
387,Thinks there are 100 seconds in a minute | |
388,When placing a negative number on a number line student assumes numbers with a greater absolute value are placed to the right. | |
389,Combines variables with constants when writing a formula from a given situation | |
390,Believes you find the mode by calculating the mean | |
391,Mixes up the value of two terms when substituting | |
392,"Believes you divide 1 by the number of values, rather than the total, when finding the mean" | |
393,Believes adding coordinates of endpoint and midpoint of a line will give the other endpoint | |
394,Divides instead of multiplies when multiplying by a decimal | |
395,"Thinks there are 10,000kg in a tonne" | |
396,Does not recognise the height of a trapezium as the perpendicular length between the parallel sides | |
397,When calculating the range does not reorder the data to find the largest number minus the smallest number | |
398,Does not know that we can use the conservation of perimeter to find missing lengths | |
399,Confuses place value when rounding to estimate | |
400,Thinks multiplying a variable by a number is the same as raising that variable to the power of that number | |
401,"When given the equation of a straight line, believes the first term always gives the gradient, even when the first term is actually c" | |
402,Does not know the definition of a cone | |
403,"When rationalising the denominator, confuses the numerator with the denominator" | |
404,Uses cos when sin is required | |
405,Believes the only way to find the interior angle of a regular polygon is to subtract the exterior angle from 180. | |
406,Believes class width multipled by frequency gives the area of the bar in a histogram | |
407,Does not equate y=-x with x=-y | |
408,"When multiplying fractions, multiplies both the numerator and denominator" | |
409,Identifies first decimal place value when asked for first significant figure | |
410,Believes the size of an angle can be given as a word rather than a number | |
411,"When identifying the center of rotation, chooses a point with the wrong y-value" | |
412,Assumes that an enlargement is always from the smaller object to the bigger one | |
413,"Believes that n/n = n, instead of 1" | |
414,Divides by the order of the root | |
415,Incorrectly identifies angles as vertically opposite | |
416,Believes the intersection of two complements can be found using the complement of the intersection | |
417,"When reading values from graphs, writes down the wrong units" | |
418,"Believes that when factorising a quadratic, they can choose any two numbers that add to give the coefficient of x" | |
419,"When converting a fraction to a decimal, divides the denominator by the numerator" | |
420,"When finding bearings, finds the back bearing to what the question is actually asking" | |
421,Mixes up odd and even numbers | |
422,Thinks x = y is an axis | |
423,Does not know the meaning of equilateral | |
424,Adds 3 decimal places rather than moving 3 places | |
425,Assumes the third column of a grouped frequency table is always cumulative frequency | |
426,Believes corresponding angles sum to 90 degrees | |
427,Answers as if there are 100 minutes in an hour when writing minutes as decimals | |
428,"When a point is on an axis, gives both coordinates as the value it's at on the axis" | |
429,"When multiplying a surd by an integer, believes the value under the surd can be swapped with the integer" | |
430,"When finding bearings, finds the bearing going in the reverse direction to the one stated" | |
431,Finds interior angle rather than given angle | |
432,Believes the equation of a straight line is y=-mx-c | |
433,Believes a negative power results in a negative answer | |
434,"Believes only angles on parallel lines can be called ""corresponding""" | |
435,Finds a scale factor but forgets to multiply the original value in proportion questions | |
436,Does not understand when like terms can be collected | |
437,Does not recognise that probabilities of all possible outcomes will sum to 1 | |
438,Believes cubing a number means you multiply it by 3 | |
439,Believes gradient = change in y multiplied by change in x | |
440,Thinks n=0 for the first term in a sequence | |
441,Does not recognise a unit of volume | |
442,Confuses cumulative frequency and frequency density | |
443,Thinks there are 12 hours in 1 day | |
444,Confuses the value outside of a Venn diagram as the total number of entries in the diagram | |
445,Counts squares instead of the correct scale when plotting coordinates | |
446,Repeats the digits twice when squaring a number | |
447,Believes dividing by 0.1 is the same as dividing by 10 | |
448,Confuses adjacent and opposite sides | |
449,"Does not realise we can scale the perimeter as a whole, rather than finding individual side lengths" | |
450,Confuses the terms faces and vertices | |
451,Does not recognise parallel lines angle rules applied inside a shape | |
452,"When a variable in an expression has a power, thinks the power applies to the whole expression" | |
453,Believes qualitative data can be continuous | |
454,Thinks measures of area must end in squared | |
455,Subtracts 1 rather than 2 from the number of sides when finding the sum of interior angles | |
456,Believes you can divide the change by 100 to find the percentage change | |
457,Does not know how to calculate volume | |
458,When finding an input of a function machine thinks you apply the operations given rather than the inverse operation. | |
459,confuses circumference and area | |
460,"Believes the graph of x squared + c has the turning point of (-c, 0)" | |
461,"When finding the median for an odd numbered data set, find the midpoint of two values rather than giving the middle value" | |
462,Thinks that they can combine functions in a function machine before applying them to the input | |
463,Reads the complement of what is required from a pie chart | |
464,Believes that you are unable to calculate the sum of the interior angles of an irregular polygon given the number of sides | |
465,Does not know the diagonals of a square bisect at right angles | |
466,"When calculating with numbers in standard form, just applies the operation to the number and the power separately" | |
467,Treats zero as a ten when subtracting | |
468,Believes you find the frequency for a pie chart sector by calculating its angle divided by the total frequency | |
469,Believes the position of a sequence cannot be an integer | |
470,Cannot reflect shape when line of symmetry is diagonal | |
471,Believes that the solution to ax + b = 0 is x = -a/b | |
472,Multiplies the value as if the original recipe was for 1 person | |
473,Underestimates the impact of the size of images in a misleading statistical diagram | |
474,Thinks 1l = 100 cubic centimetres | |
475,Believes the total of a part whole model is always 1 (or equivalent) instead of the given total | |
476,Thinks Angle-Angle-Angle triangles are congruent | |
477,"Believes when multiplying fractions you cross multiply top left and bottom right for numerator, and the other diagonal for denominator" | |
478,Does not know what a square number is | |
479,Thinks a divide and a negative sign next to each other makes a plus | |
480,Believes that angles that look like they are a right-angle are always 90 degrees | |
481,Thinks the inverse of subtraction is multiplication | |
482,"When simplifying surds, does not understand that the simplified root is what is left after dividing out the largest square number" | |
483,"Thinks that the square root of an expression square roots each term in the expression, rather than square rooting the whole expression" | |
484,Mistakes cube root for cubing the number | |
485,Believes 1 is not a factor of a number | |
486,Does not square the conversion factor when converting squared units | |
487,Believes a composite function multiplies the functions together | |
488,Does not correctly apply the distributive property of multiplication | |
489,Believes speed = time/distance | |
490,"Believes that when constructing triangles, all sides should be measured from the same point" | |
491,Does not know how to calculate the mean | |
492,"Believes the graph of x squared + c has the turning point of (c, 0)" | |
493,Thinks you add the number of wholes to the numerator when converting a mixed number to an improper fraction. | |
494,"When comparing data, only compares one category of data rather than comparing the totals" | |
495,Thinks converting an integer to a fraction means both the numerator and denominator are equal | |
496,"When subtracting decimals with a different number of decimals, subtracts one digit from more than one column" | |
497,Used the digits of the decimal as the denominator | |
498,Does not understand that in a ratio 1:n that one part of the ratio would be n times bigger than the one part | |
499,Does not realise ratio in worded problem can be simplified | |
500,Finds the shaded section rather than the specified section | |
501,Uses tan when cos is required | |
502,Believes multiplying a number by its square root gives the square root | |
503,Ignores partial symbols on pictograms | |
504,"Given the mean and the amount of numbers, adds to find the total" | |
505,Believes finding the product of two numbers gives their lowest common multiple | |
506,Believes that multiplying variables is the same as adding them together | |
507,Believes the total frequency is the overall total in a grouped table | |
508,Thinks there are 1000 seconds in an hour | |
509,Believes speed is distance multiplied by time | |
510,Believes that a positive x squared coefficient in a quadratic equation results in an n shaped graph | |
511,Ignores the negative sign when thinking about the value of a term | |
512,"When asked to solve simultaneous equations, believes they can just find values that work in one equation" | |
513,Believes they need to multiply the numbers together in a worded HCF question | |
514,Believes 0.5absin(c) requires only three sides (potentially confused with cosine rule) | |
515,Does not know a rectangle is a type of parallelogram | |
516,Thinks the inverse of multiplication is addition | |
517,Assumes triangles are isosceles if they look like they are isosceles | |
518,Thinks that to decrease by a percentage you multiply by 1+ the decimal equivalent to that percentage | |
519,"When asked for factors of an algebraic expression, thinks a term will be a factor" | |
520,Thinks the inverse of addition is multiplication | |
521,"When asked to triple, writes the digit out three times" | |
522,Does not count from the centre of enlargement to find the image | |
523,Believes you cannot have a negative gradient when plotting a linear sequence | |
524,Does not understand square root | |
525,Does not understand that a surd is a rational number if the number under the root is a square number | |
526,Thinks there are 10000mm in a km | |
527,Does know know equilateral means the same as regular | |
528,Does not think that a variable with no coefficient has a coefficient of 1. | |
529,Believes cumulative frequency is the product rather than sum of frequencies | |
530,Confuses the formulas for the circumference of a full circle and the perimeter of a sector | |
531,Thinks when finding a percentage you multiply by the percentage being asked | |
532,Confuses alternate and opposite angles | |
533,Does not consider the variable when evaluating an expression that requires substitution. | |
534,Does not understand what an interior angle is | |
535,Believes a missing length on a cuboid can be found by doing volume divided by a different length | |
536,Ignores coefficients when forming an expression from a question | |
537,Believes you do not need to give the direction when describing a rotation | |
538,Does not perform calculations in the numerator of a fraction before division by the denominator | |
539,Does not understand the value of zeros as placeholders | |
540,Believes the discriminant must be a perfect square for an equation to have real solutions | |
541,"When asked to find a missing number in a factor tree, finds any factor of the given number rather than the pair of the factor already given." | |
542,Believes constructing a perpendicular gives an angle of 60 degrees | |
543,"Thinks that when drawing a plan view, you only include the top layer of the shape" | |
544,When dividing a decimal by a power of 10 adds zeroes to start of the number ignoring the placement of the initial decimal point | |
545,"When given the perimeter of a regular polygon, multiplies instead of divides to find each side length" | |
546,"After multiplying to get a common denominator, simplifies back to the original fractions" | |
547,Factorises difference of two squares with the same sign in both brackets | |
548,Believes that a fractional index means you need to find the reciprocal | |
549,Incorrectly converted cm to m | |
550,"When representing an inequality on a numberline, assumes the filled and unfilled circles have the opposite meaning." | |
551,Believes a rectangle has four equal sides | |
552,Thinks the units for speed should not contain a measure of time | |
553,Confuses an equation with an identity | |
554,Finds area of one face when asked for volume | |
555,Only counts visible edges | |
556,"When describing a translation, counts the corners of squares (including the starting one) rather than the number of jumps between squares." | |
557,Assumes a fact without considering enough examples | |
558,"When given a term to term sequence with multiple steps, applies one step per term" | |
559,Thinks depth is marked on the cross section of a prism | |
560,Confuses class width and upper bound of the class | |
561,Misinterprets the order of division in worded problems | |
562,"When drawing a histogram, believes you plot cumulative frequency on the vertical axis" | |
563,Counts the squares rather than the diagonals when reflecting in y=x or y=-x | |
564,Does not understand set notation for complement (eg. A') | |
565,Divides rather than multiplies | |
566,Thinks the inverse of subtraction is division | |
567,"When doing operations with decimals, ignores significant zeros after the decimal point" | |
568,"When solving a problem that requires an inverse operation (e.g. missing number problems), does subtraction when division is required" | |
569,Believes the solutions to an equation have opposite signs from its x intercepts | |
570,Does not understand that all angles and sides must be equal for regular shapes | |
571,Believes a smaller number of shaded parts represents a smaller fraction | |
572,Writes repeated letters instead of using index form of a variable | |
573,Thinks numbers are divisible by all multiples of their factors | |
574,Thinks there are 100mm in a km | |
575,Thinks that when you put an input into a function machine you apply the inverse operation rather than the operation given. | |
576,Cannot identify a line of symmetry in a simple shape | |
577,Does not realise multiplying a variable by itself results in a power of that variable | |
578,Does not recognise when a surd can be simplified | |
579,Thinks you cannot multiply by a decimal to get equivalent fractions | |
580,Does not understand use of the counters to represent algebra | |
581,Writes times in the afternoon as if they are morning on a 24 hour clock | |
582,Confuses the dependent and independent variables on the axes of a line graph | |
583,Ignores negative sign when expanding bracket | |
584,Underestimates the area of shapes when counting squares when some squares are neither wholes nor halves | |
585,Believes lines can be parallel by having the same y intercept OR gradient | |
586,Mixes up square numbers and prime numbers | |
587,"Thinks that when adding decimals with a different number of decimal places, you should line up the digits to the right " | |
588,Thinks 10l = 1 cubic metre | |
589,Believes extreme values can affect the median | |
590,Has used slant height and base to find area of a triangle rather than perpendicular height and base | |
591,Does not believe the length of a diagonal line can be worked out based on horizontal and vertical measurements | |
592,Thinks a fractional scale factor changes direction as well as size | |
593,Thinks multiplying by a variable is the same as raising to the power of that variable | |
594,Believes y=-f(x) is a reflection in the y-axis | |
595,Believes the adjacent side is where the opposite side is in a right angled triangle | |
596,Chosen the longest value rather than the greatest | |
597,Thinks that to decrease by a percentage you just multiply by the decimal equivalent to that percentage | |
598,"When subtracting a surd from an integer, just divides the integer by the number under the surd" | |
599,Does not understand that an obtuse angle is between 90 and 180 degrees | |
600,Thinks a horizontal line on a distance time graph means a distance of 0 | |
601,Believes a less steep gradient corresponds to a faster speed | |
602,"Thinks multiplying two or more negative numbers together always gives a positive answer, regardless of how many negative numbers there are in the sum" | |
603,Believes you can make assumptions about size of pie chart sectors without enough information | |
604,Gives probability as an integer instead of a fraction | |
605,Believes the sin graph relates to the tan function | |
606,Does not understand how to simplify fractions | |
607,Thinks the area of a sector is theta/360 x r x pi (forgetting the radius is squared) | |
608,Believes an upward line has a negative gradient | |
609,"when dividing a fraction by an integer, multiplies the numerator by the integer" | |
610,Does not recognise how to write a list of prime factors from a factor tree | |
611,"When two digits sum to 10 or more during addition of decimals, does not carry across decimal point to preceding digit." | |
612,"Believes that when a shape is enlarged, the area rather than the scale factor is squared" | |
613,Thinks 0.3 = 1/3 | |
614,"When solving simultaneous equations, thinks you only transform the term that is being eliminated, rather than the whole equation." | |
615,Adds rather than subtracts when using Pythagoras to find a shorter side | |
616,Does not understand that 2n represents an even number | |
617,Does not apply the inverse function to every term in an expression | |
618,Does not recall rectangle side length property | |
619,Divided by 10 rather than 100 | |
620,Gives the vertex instead of the 3-letter angle notation | |
621,Believes the negative of a positive squared (where there are no brackets) gives a positive answer | |
622,Thinks the gradient of a line is found from 2 points by finding the length of that line between those points | |
623,Assumes the denominator is divided by the numerator | |
624,"In ratio question where one side of ratio is given, treats that as the total" | |
625,Confuses corresponding and vertically opposite angles | |
626,Thinks the difference between a positive number and a negative number is equal to the positive number | |
627,Does not realise similar has a specific mathematical meaning | |
628,"When factorising, finds a factor that goes into only the first term of the expression" | |
629,Thinks there are 1000mm in a centimetre | |
630,Does not know parallel lines have equal gradients | |
631,"When calculating the mean from a list of data, adds up the numbers but does not divide" | |
632,Confuses range and interquartile range | |
633,Does not understand how to subtract algebraic fractions | |
634,Does not know the term numerator | |
635,Believes you cannot find the angle size in a pie chart when given its percentage value | |
636,Mixes up constant and coefficient in a worded substitution problem | |
637,Does not recognise the corresponding sides in similar shapes or enlargements | |
638,Believes multiplication is not commutative | |
639,Believes unrelated acute/obtuse angles in a diagram are supplementary | |
640,Does not find the angle being asked | |
641,Does not add on the constant in a worded substitution problem | |
642,Thinks x = ? is a horizontal line through ? | |
643,Think 1km = 1 mile | |
644,May have estimated when using ratios with geometry | |
645,Believes enlargement by scale factor -1 exchanges the x and y coordinates | |
646,Confuses scalene and right angle triangles | |
647,Thinks co-interior angles sum to 90 degrees | |
648,Finds volume when asked for surface area | |
649,"Beileves you can use the full length when finding an area of part of a composite shape, when part of the length is needed" | |
650,Believes mean is total divided by number of groups | |
651,Forgets you need a protractor to measure angles | |
652,Mixes up the numerator and denominator when writing a division as a fraction | |
653,Does not have when calculating the area of a triangle | |
654,Believes an interior angle in a regular polygon can be found using 180(n+2)/n | |
655,Assumes that a list is given in size order | |
656,Reverses the order of operations but does not apply the inverse operations when finding the input of a function machine | |
657,Has completed only one of the two operations. | |
658,Thinks they double the numerator to turn a fraction into a percentage | |
659,Does not know how to write a fraction - just given an integer answer | |
660,Thinks that the perimeter on a square grid is the number of squares inside that are touching the perimeter of the shape | |
661,Confuses an expression with a term | |
662,Believes that a number divided by itself equals the original number | |
663,Forgotten placeholders when rounding to significant figures | |
664,"Believes -a is always smaller than a, ignoring the possibility that a is negative" | |
665,Believes that the gradient of a horizontal line is undefined | |
666,Thinks grams and tonnes are the same | |
667,Only considers elements in one set when asked to find the intersection of multiple sets | |
668,Writes four symbols after rather than one before in Roman numerals | |
669,Has used slant height and base to find area of a parallelogram rather than perpendicular height and base | |
670,Counts the starting number when counting on | |
671,"When reading decimals on a number line, assumes each dash is 0.1" | |
672,When asked for a specific term in a sequence gives the next term | |
673,Finds total instead of difference when asked 'How many more' | |
674,Thinks the inverse of addition is division | |
675,"When interpolating using a line of best fit, reads off the value for the closest point to the line rather than the value given by the line of best fit " | |
676,Does not recognise that an equation will stay balanced if all terms are multiplied/divided by the same amount | |
677,"When asked to subtract a fraction from a unit, removes the unit value from the numerator." | |
678,Believes you cannot find the mode from a pie chart | |
679,Gives a fraction when asked for a decimal | |
680,Does not know the term transversal | |
681,"When drawing a cumulative frequency diagram, thinks you plot cumulative frequency on the horizontal axis" | |
682,Thinks millimetres and centimetres are the same | |
683,"When factorising, believes they can choose different factors for each term" | |
684,Does not find a common denominator when comparing fractions | |
685,Does not adjust the hour for “to” times | |
686,Does not know units of area should be squared | |
687,Confused mixed numbers with improper fractions | |
688,Confuses the factorised form of repeated roots and the difference of 2 squares | |
689,"When multiplying algebraic terms written in the same base, adds the base variables and multiplies the powers." | |
690,Struggles to visualise nets of 3D shapes | |
691,To find the range adds the biggest and smallest number rather than subtract | |
692,Only uses two terms of a sequence to work out a term-to-term rule | |
693,Does not divide to get a unitary amount before scaling up | |
694,Confuses cubic and quadratic graphs | |
695,Has found the area of a triangle rather than an area of a parallelogram | |
696,"In the middle of the total column or row of a two way table, adds the other totals (including overall total), rather than finding the difference" | |
697,Arithmetic error when multiplying by 7 | |
698,Believes each number on a clock face represents 1 minute | |
699,"When “borrowing” during a subtraction problem, does not subtract one from the preceding digit" | |
700,"When calculating missing side length from perimeter, gives the total missing length instead of dividing for one side." | |
701,Does not know the meaning of vertically opposite | |
702,When changing a number to standard form omits zero's of significance | |
703,"When adding or subtracting surds, just finds the largest square that goes into each number under the surd and adds or subtracts those rather than using the largest square to simplify the surd" | |
704,Thinks there are 10cm in a metre | |
705,"When describing the relationship shown on a scatter graphs, gets the effect on the dependent variable backwards" | |
706,Carries out operations from right to left regardless of priority order | |
707,Believes that fractions with the same denominator are equal | |
708,Believes switching the x and y variables in a linear equation gives a perpendicular line | |
709,Adds instead of subtracts when using an area model for multiplication | |
710,Confuses factors and multiples | |
711,Believes you write the carried value in the number rather than adding it to the next place value column | |
712,Believes you can not take away a larger number from a smaller one | |
713,"When asked for a specific term in a sequence gives a different term, which is not the next" | |
714,Uses the other part instead of total frequency as denominator for relative frequency | |
715,Removes the common denominator when making equivalent algebraic fractions | |
716,Rounds a decimal instead of using a fraction in division | |
717,Believes the amount given is for the whole rather than a part | |
718,Uses sin when tan is required | |
719,Does not recognise feet (ft) as a unit of length | |
720,Believes that 'less than' includes the number | |
721,Does not know what the symbol for equal lengths means | |
722,Thinks the fraction button finds the reciprocal | |
723,Forgets you need a ruler to measure lengths | |
724,Thinks the denominator in a combined probablity will be the same as the denominator in the probability of the first event. | |
725,Does not know that angles on a straight line sum to 180 degrees | |
726,Believes they can reverse a percentage increase or decrease by dividing by the decimal multiplier of the original change | |
727,Gets their constants and coefficients the wrong way around when writing a formula from a given situation | |
728,Confuses least and most | |
729,"Thinks the sum of 2 numbers, each squared first, is the same as adding the two numbers and then squaring the total" | |
730,Ends up £1 out when dealing with change in money | |
731,Believes that the third vertex of a triangle will share coordinates with both of the other vertices | |
732,Finds the mean instead of the median | |
733,"When dividing an integer by a fraction, thinks they can just multiply instead." | |
734,Confuses square rooting and halving the number | |
735,"In ratio where total is given, treats that as one part without dividing" | |
736,"When subtracting past zero, adds the absolute values and then writes the answer with a negative sign" | |
737,Thinks there are 30 minutes in a hour | |
738,Believes there are 100cl in a millilitre | |
739,Rounds to wrong degree of accuracy (decimal places rather than significant figures) | |
740,"Does not recognise that for a shape to be reflected it will be ""flipped""" | |
741,Includes too many possibilites when given an 'at least' question in probability | |
742,Believes solving an inequality gives a single value as a solution | |
743,"When calculating the area of a rectilinear compound shape, calculates the are of the surrounding rectangle" | |
744,"When dividing a fraction by an integer, thinks they can just multiply instead" | |
745,Confuses midpoint and distance between two points | |
746,Finds surface area when asked for volume | |
747,Believes scales on graphs must match on both axes | |
748,"When finding the negative power of a negative power, assumes they can ignore one of the negatives" | |
749,"When asked to subtract a fraction from a unit, removes the unit value from the denominator" | |
750,"When using the capture-recapture method, confuses the order of the calculation to find best estimate of population" | |
751,Believes you add the terms together when multiplying like terms. | |
752,Thinks that when dividing numbers in standard form you subtract the number and divide the power | |
753,Believes when you plot a linear sequence it doesn't give a straight line | |
754,Does not recognise that an integer multiplied by a surd can be simplified | |
755,Does not know which letters can be subtracted in Roman Numerals | |
756,Believes unit fractions with a difference of 1 in the denominator have no other fractions between them | |
757,Adds rather than multiplies when asked for a product | |
758,Believes an outlier is a value that does not fit the same characteristics as the other values | |
759,Confuses a formula with an expression | |
760,Converts a fraction to a decimal by using the denominator after the decimal point | |
761,Subtracts instead of adds when finding a midpoint | |
762,Chooses an example when asked for a counter-example | |
763,Believes 'inclusive' does not include the end value | |
764,Confuses octagon and pentagon | |
765,Thinks there are 10kg in a tonne | |
766,Confuses the graphs of direct and inverse proportion | |
767,Thinks there are 10 minutes in an hour | |
768,Finds the circumference of the whole circle instead of arc length | |
769,Confuses the direction of vectors when adding or subtracting | |
770,Believes class width represents area of the bar in a histogram | |
771,Believes that the solutions to x<b or x>b also satisfy ax<b or ax>b | |
772,Rotates instead of reflects | |
773,Does not understand to find each interior angle of a regular polygon you divide the sum by the number of sides | |
774,"When subtracting mixed numbers, does not realise that a negative fractional answer needs to be taken away from their integer answer" | |
775,"When adding variables with powers, thinks they can add the powers" | |
776,Does not know how to compare size of angles on a grid without a protractor | |
777,"When describing the relationship between the parts in a ratio using a fraction, gets the numerator and denominator the opposite way around" | |
778,Struggles to visualise the new position of an object after transformations | |
779,"When multiplying multiples of ten and the answer requires an extra digit, leaves off that extra digit" | |
780,Believes the constant only gives the y-intercept for linear graphs | |
781,"When reading decimals on a number line, assumes each dash is 0.2" | |
782,Mixes up quantitative and qualitative data types | |
783,Thinks the sign of solutions in a quadratic equation is always the same as the constant term | |
784,Thinks there are 100g in a kilogram | |
785,Confuses co-interior and alternate angles | |
786,"Believes they write the digits next to each other instead of multiplying, when multiplying a vector by an integer." | |
787,Does not scale up a ratio to find an equivalent value | |
788,Believes all linear graphs show direct proportion | |
789,Does not understand the naming structure of polygons | |
790,Thinks the shape of the graph does not affect the area calculation | |
791,"In a worded problem, does not complete all calculations" | |
792,Expands when asked to simplify | |
793,Forgets to subtract sum of angles we know from 180 to find missing angle in a triangle | |
794,Rounds up rather than to one significant figure | |
795,Ignores the negative signs when adding positive and negative numbers | |
796,Draws both angles at the same end of the line when constructing a triangle | |
797,Reflects horizontally or vertically instead of across a diagonal line of symmetry | |
798,Believes all numbers in a prime factor tree are included in the list of prime factors | |
799,Only considers elements in one set when asked to find the union of multiple sets | |
800,Thinks you just add a % sign to the numerator to make a fraction into a percentage | |
801,Forgets to give the centre of rotation | |
802,"Thinks that when drawing the elevation, the top layer does not need to be included " | |
803,Believes an axis is scaled correctly if the marked values increase in a linear pattern (ignores the distance from the origin to the first value) | |
804,Believes percentages cannot be converted into fractions | |
805,Believes a rotation and a reflection can be combined by applying the rotation to the mirror line | |
806,Thinks the number in the ratio is the total | |
807,Believes all quadratic equations have a solution of 0 | |
808,Thinks they double rather than halve when finding the area of a triangle | |
809,Uses cos when tan is required | |
810,Believes the number outside the circles in a Venn represents the intersection | |
811,Believes they can multiply/divide through by a negative number without changing the direction of the inequality | |
812,When dividing numbers with the same base correctly subtracts the powers but divides the base numbers. | |
813,Believes parallel is the term used to describe two lines at right angles | |
814,Confuses circumference and radius | |
815,Counts in the wrong direction on a number line | |
816,Only counts visible faces | |
817,Believes adding numbers together gives the highest common factor | |
818,Believes the median is the category with the median frequency | |
819,"When drawing a cumulative frequency diagram, thinks you plot the upper bound of the class intervals on the vertical axis" | |
820,Does not know that you can leave a fraction in improper form | |
821,Mistakes rotations for translations | |
822,"When rounding, believes that if the number, after the required degree of accuracy, is a 5 or below you round down" | |
823,Assumes they multiply by the numerator of fractional index | |
824,"Believes rounding to 1 decimal pleace means rounding to the nearest integer, regardless of the value of the number" | |
825,"thinks when writing a mixed number fraction as an improper fraction, you need to multiply the denominator by the whole " | |
826,Confuses intersection and universal set | |
827,Believes when frequencies multiply by a scale factor in a table the mode also multiplies by that scale factor | |
828,Adds when calculating area instead of multiplying | |
829,Estimates angle rather than calculating | |
830,Gives an example of a factor instead of counting how many total factors a number has | |
831,Thinks subtraction calculates how many in | |
832,Believes that a fraction with equal numerator and denominator cancels to 0 | |
833,"When calculating perimeter, multiplies instead of adds" | |
834,"When asked for the next term in the sequence adds one to the last term given, despite the sequence not going up in ones." | |
835,Confuses a formula with an equation | |
836,Believes the mean is the middle number | |
837,Believes that rounding parts of a fraction in different directions means the answer will be the same. | |
838,"When factorising a quadratic without a non variable term, tries to double bracket factorise" | |
839,"When dividing by a non unit fraction, thinks you multiply by the reciprocal of the corresponding unit fraction rather than the fraction given. " | |
840,Does not understand the place value of answers from a Napier's bones calculation | |
841,Does not subtract 2 from the number of sides when finding the sum of interior angles | |
842,Confuses the calculations for HCF and LCM | |
843,Does not see fraction diagrams as equivalent if the shading is in a different pattern | |
844,Thinks there are 100mm in a metre | |
845,Believes they can find the nth term based on the first term only | |
846,Thinks there are 1000ml in a centilitre | |
847,Thinks they can convert a 2 digit percentage to a fraction by writing one number over the other. | |
848,Believes when simplifying a fraction you can divide the numerator and denominator by different values | |
849,Thinks the nth term is when the value of the term is n | |
850,Thinks there are 10mm in a metre | |
851,Thinks a negative x value in a column vector means to move right rather than left | |
852,Thinks there are 100 mg in a gram | |
853,Does not know how to check tessellation | |
854,Divided by 100 rather than multiplied by 100 | |
855,Believes integers can have decimal places | |
856,"When asked to shade a fraction of a shape, gives the total number of parts rather than the number to be shaded." | |
857,"When the unknown (e.g. x) in an equation is a denominator, gives the value of 1/x rather than x as the answer" | |
858,Believes splitting a multiplication using the distributive property is the same as splitting it into factors | |
859,Believes they can factorise a difference of two squares by placing the constant in both brackets without square rooting | |
860,Mixes up clockwise and anticlockwise | |
861,Reads a power as a normal digit | |
862,Does not understand equivalent ratios | |
863,Believes inequalities can only include integers | |
864,Reads 0 on protractor as size of angle when angle is not in usual orientation | |
865,Does not recognise a unit of mass | |
866,Believes that the y intercept is where y = 0 | |
867,When finding the area of a parallelogram does not understand which lengths to use | |
868,Believes a number raised to a power will always give a positive answer | |
869,Believes multiplying together prime factors that are not shared gives the highest common factor | |
870,Only counts visible vertices | |
871,Does not include brackets when attempting to multiply an expression | |
872,Thinks angles can only be measured when one line is horizontal | |
873,Believes that we cannot calculate the mean of negative numbers | |
874,Mistakes the place value column of hundred thousands with millions | |
875,Believes vertically opposite angles sum to 360 degrees | |
876,Believes squaring a negative number just changes the sign | |
877,Does not convert measurements to have the same units before calculating area or volume | |
878,"Counts on by 1, when asked to count forward/backwards in a step other than 1" | |
879,Thinks you apply one inverse operation to one term and the other inverse operation to the other term | |
880,Thinks a higher average means more consistent data | |
881,adds all given dimensions when calculating area | |
882,Believes 0 has no square root | |
883,"Believes mirror line must lie on a grid line, not in between grid lines" | |
884,"When asked for more, find the total" | |
885,Thinks they can simplify algebraic fractions by cancelling unlike variables | |
886,Believes that prime numbers cannot be even | |
887,"When using interpolation to estimate frequency, assumes half the frequency of the class containing the value will be above/below it, even if it is not the midpoint" | |
888,Does not understand the relationship between a ratio and fraction | |
889,"Believes when you plot a sequence, the line always passes through (0, 0)" | |
890,Thinks they had to give the new amount rather than the total percentage that the original has been increased by. | |
891,Incorrectly cancels what they believe is a factor in algebraic fractions | |
892,Believes each vertical line on a box plot represents 1 piece of data | |
893,"Believes when changing an improper fraction to a mixed number you divide the numerator by 10, regardless of the denominator" | |
894,Believes expanding a squared expression means writing it as a set of double brackets | |
895,Believes a line of reflection must be touching the original shape | |
896,"When adding fractions with identical numerators, leaves the numerator and adds the denominators" | |
897,Does not recognise an example of the alternate segment theorem | |
898,Thinks x = 0 is the x axis | |
899,Does not recognise parallel lines angle rules | |
900,Believes the constant gives the y-intercept even when a line is not written in the form y = mx + c | |
901,Finds unit price but doesn't multiply up for number in question | |
902,Thinks 1 squared is 2 | |
903,"Has increased by the value of the first value, rather than the difference" | |
904,Has taken the percentage from the original | |
905,"Thinks the movement of the top number in a column vector is vertical, and the bottom number is horizontal rather than the other way round" | |
906,Does not know that sample size affects reliability | |
907,Does not find a common denominator when adding/subtracting fractions | |
908,"When adding or subtracting surds, believes the numbers under the root and the numbers in front should both be added or subtracted" | |
909,Mixes up squaring with dividing by 2 | |
910,Cannot identify the correct side lengths to use when asked to find the area of a face | |
911,Only multiplies the numerical terms when expanding a bracket | |
912,Thinks adding the same value to each side makes shapes similar | |
913,Believes the numerator stays the same when calculating a second pick of the same type without replacement on a tree diagram | |
914,Finds 10% of an amount rather than the percentage being asked | |
915,Does not recognise metres as a unit of length | |
916,Thinks the fraction bar means multiply rather than divide | |
917,Believes every direct or inverse proportion question uses the formula p=kq | |
918,Confuses x and y axes | |
919,Believes the gradient of a speed-time graph is the distance | |
920,Believes that the cumulative frequency of an interval of grouped data can be used as the cumulative frequency for any value in that interval | |
921,Reads the wrong scale on the protractor when measuring acute angles | |
922,Believes we can only take the square root of a perfect square | |
923,Thinks index notation represents repeated addition rather than repeated multiplication | |
924,Believes to find the proportion of a pie chart sector you do frequency/sum of other frequencies rather than frequency/overall total | |
925,Believes the gradients of perpendicular lines are reciprocals of the same sign | |
926,Believes the number of sides gives the order of rotational symmetry | |
927,Assumes that opposite angles in a quadrilateral sum to 180 degrees | |
928,Divides when converting to a larger unit | |
929,"When using the capture-recapture method of sampling, believes you add the number marked first to the number caught second and add that to the number marked second to get the best estimate of population size" | |
930,When solving simultaneous equations thinks that identical terms in given equations can be eliminated by either adding or subtracting. | |
931,Does not understand where to place inputs/ operations/ outputs when drawing a function machine | |
932,Adds instead of multiplies when calculating total frequency | |
933,Does not know the meaning of corresponding | |
934,Thinks the subtraction sign means divide | |
935,Fails to use the properties of simple shapes to work out missing lengths | |
936,Thinks the first term in a sequence is the term before the sequence begins (0th term) | |
937,"When adding or subtracting surds, simplifies the surds correctly but puts the digits in the answer the wrong way round" | |
938,"Thinks 1 square metre = 100,000 cubic centimetres" | |
939,Describes position to term rule using term to term rule | |
940,When writing a function as a function machine confuses the input and the output. | |
941,Does not recognise that subtracting a larger number from a smaller number will give a negative answer | |
942,Thinks you need to include the total as well as the individual parts when asked to write a ratio | |
943,Divides by (n-2) rather than n when finding an interior angle | |
944,"When dividing involving a power of 10, gives an answer 10 times bigger than it should be" | |
945,Does not think a number can be a multiple of itself | |
946,Believes a proportion of a whole is whole/part not part/whole | |
947,Makes the number negative when asked to find the reciprocal | |
948,Believes squaring is the same as adding two | |
949,Confuses midpoint and gradient between two points | |
950,Thinks there are 5 days in a week | |
951,Only recognises the positive form of a quadratic graph | |
952,Adds the index to the number | |
953,Believes you cannot find the modal category from a pie chart unless given the total frequency | |
954,"Confuses adding 3 with cubing, in algebra" | |
955,"When multiplying, treats digits in other columns as if they are units" | |
956,Thinks that fractions involving a fraction as the denominator can just be read as mixed numbers | |
957,Believes the mean must be an integer | |
958,Misunderstands how to calculate the upper bound in subtraction | |
959,Believes it is impossible to subtract a bigger number from a smaller number | |
960,Divides by the index | |
961,Does not spot the difference between a gradual change of gradient and 2 distinct line segments with different constant gradients | |
962,Thinks 1 cubic metre = 1000 cubic centimetres | |
963,Thinks there are 50 minutes in 1 hour | |
964,"When dividing involving a power of 10, gives an answer 10 times smaller than it should be" | |
965,Adds the numerators when working out a combined probability | |
966,Gives an answer of 0 when there are no solutions to an equation. | |
967,"When solving simultaneous equations graphically, only gives one of two solutions" | |
968,Confuses powers and multiples | |
969,Believes you can subtract from inside brackets without expanding when solving an equation | |
970,"In inverse proportion, believes k is the total of the two variables " | |
971,Believes that adding a negative will increase the value of the original number | |
972,Does not realise that if the horizontal and vertical measurements of a diagonal line segment switch it remains the same size | |
973,Finds area of whole circle rather than area of sector | |
974,Believes multiplying a positive by a negative gives a positive answer | |
975,"When solving an equation, multiplies instead of dividing " | |
976,"Thinks a Fibonacci sequence must start with 1, 1" | |
977,Confuses the sign for parallel lines as being dashes | |
978,"When completing the square, believes the constant in the bracket is the coefficient of x" | |
979,Thinks can combine the numerator and denominator after simplifying an algebraic fraction | |
980,Hasn't lined up the place value columns when writing out the calculation | |
981,Believes inequalities cannot be combined | |
982,Calculates perimeter when asked for area | |
983,"When the dividend is a mixed number and the divisor is an integer, thinks they only divide the fraction by the integer." | |
984,Writes the numerator of an improper fraction as the number of wholes when converting to a mixed number | |
985,Believes that repeated percentage change is equivalent to a single change by the sum of the percentages | |
986,Does not understand that a remainder can be written as a fraction | |
987,Believes that the order of a worded calculation should be changed to follow BIDMAS | |
988,"When converting a percentage to a decimal, just writes all the digits after a decimal point." | |
989,Does not understand that area under a speed time graph gives distance because distance = speed x time | |
990,Does not realise you can use equivalent fractions to break fractions up into smaller divisions | |
991,Believes that when finding area under graph you can use the upper y value rather than average of upper and lower | |
992,"Thinks they find the length of a line between 2 points by adding coordinates, rather than subtracting" | |
993,Believes the length of the arms influence the size of the angle | |
994,"When completing the square in the form (x - a)^2 + b, believes b = a^2 + the original constant" | |
995,Believes the lowest common multiple is found my multiplying the numbers together | |
996,Does not know that units of volume are usually cubed | |
997,Subtracts instead of multiplies | |
998,"When the final stage of solving a problem is ""variable to a power"" = constant, assume the constant is the answer, without finding the root." | |
999,Confuses the method of selection with the group selected in statistics | |
1000,Draws false conclusion from a pie chart | |
1001,Does not know how to divide a fraction by an integer | |
1002,Thinks the elevation is the plan view of a shape | |
1003,"Believes the equation of a vertical line is in the form y = ax, where a is the x intercept" | |
1004,Thinks that a number in front of a bracket means divide | |
1005,"Carries out operations from left to right regardless of priority order, unless brackets are used" | |
1006,Believes the mean is something divided by the number of categories given | |
1007,Does not connect rotational symmetry to number of sides/vertices | |
1008,"When dividing an integer by a fraction, thinks they multiply numerator and denominator by the integer" | |
1009,Does not know the meaning of bisect | |
1010,Believes the largest number in a set of numbers is always their highest common factor | |
1011,Does not know the distributive property | |
1012,Squares when asked to find the square root | |
1013,Answers as if there are 100 minutes in an hour | |
1014,Believes the frequency of the midpoint of a group is half the total frequency of the group | |
1015,"When answering questions regarding adding items to get a new ratio, looks at the difference between the numbers in the original and new ratio rather than finding the size of a part" | |
1016,Confuses the hundreds and hundred thousands place value columns | |
1017,Does not understand how to solve linear two step equations | |
1018,Thinks the fraction 1/n can express sharing n items between any number of people | |
1019,Believes class width = frequency density | |
1020,Believes it's not possible to solve simultaneous equations graphically | |
1021,Believes an outlier is not determined by distance from the mean | |
1022,Believes you multiply matching bases when carrying out a multiplication | |
1023,Believes that the complement of a set in a triple Venn consists of the elements that only belong to one other set | |
1024,When solving an equation thinks they add when in fact they need to multiply | |
1025,Forgets to include the intersection value when asked for total value of a set in a Venn diagram | |
1026,Does not reverse the order of operations when finding the input of a function machine | |
1027,Believes the median is the frequency for the middle category in a table | |
1028,Multiplies up without finding unit price in proportion question | |
1029,Does not understand that a line graph shows a relationship between 2 variables | |
1030,When dividing numbers with the same base divides the base numbers and the powers | |
1031,Believes raising a negative number to an odd power will give a positive answer | |
1032,Confuses cube rooting with squaring a number | |
1033,Does not know that you can have a decimal percentage | |
1034,believes the complement of a set consists of elements which only belong to one set | |
1035,"When multiplying a decimal less than 1 by an integer, gives an answer 10 times smaller than it should be" | |
1036,"Only gives 1 value of x for a given value of y, when reading from a parabolic graph" | |
1037,Believes time = speed x distance | |
1038,Thinks reciprocal button raises to a power | |
1039,Believes finding a percentage of an amount involves adding the percentage to 10% of the amount | |
1040,Does not measure bearing clockwise from the north line | |
1041,Does not know a rhombus is a type of parallelogram | |
1042,"When dividing a number written in standard form by an integer, thinks you divide the power on the ten rather than the number component." | |
1043,Mixes up cubes and cuboids | |
1044,Misremembers the quadratic formula | |
1045,"Believes reading from a cumulative frequency diagram will give the frequency above a certain value, rather than below" | |
1046,Does not understand remainders in division | |
1047,Estimates a measurement on a diagram rather than working it out | |
1048,"When adding/subtracting fractions, adds/subtracts the denominators and multiplies the numerators" | |
1049,Misunderstands the process of making a variable the subject of an equation | |
1050,Thinks there are 10g in a kilogram | |
1051,"When multiplying by a multiple of 10, gives an answer 10 times bigger than it should be" | |
1052,Uses length scale factor for volume without cubing | |
1053,"Believes that when converting ratio to fractions, the denominator is the product of the parts of the ratio" | |
1054,Performs subtraction in wrong order | |
1055,Does not notice all changes in a sequence of visual patterns | |
1056,Chooses an incorrect point in between the shapes when describing a 90 or 270 degree rotation | |
1057,Finds the unit fraction when asked to find a non-unit fraction of an amount | |
1058,"Believes that in the nth term of a descending sequence, b is the difference between the term and the positive multiple of n" | |
1059,Does not know the definition of the range | |
1060,Thinks positive values in a column vector denote movement left and down (and vice-versa for negative values). | |
1061,When asked to rotate by 90 degrees rotates by 180 degrees | |
1062,"When using the capture-recapture method of sampling, believes you divide the number caught second by the number marked second to find the best estimate of population size" | |
1063,Adds rather than multiplies when asked for a total | |
1064,Confuses the union and intersection of inequalities | |
1065,Does not recognise a unit of area in word form | |
1066,Does not think that the compensation strategy for the multiplication of 2 numbers is valid. | |
1067,Confuses measures of turn (ie. degrees) and measures of length | |
1068,Believes the fx column for calculating mean is value + frequency | |
1069,Assumes an angle is the size that it looks in the (not to scale) diagram | |
1070,Believes that dividing by 10 gives 1% | |
1071,Confuses obtuse and acute angles | |
1072,Multiplies by the index | |
1073,Believes if you add the same value to all numbers in the dataset the range will change | |
1074,Multiplies rather than divides | |
1075,When asked to add fractions uses the method for multiplying fractions instead. | |
1076,Cancels digits when dividing | |
1077,Believes all multiples of odd numbers are odd | |
1078,"Ignores numbers written as words in worded questions, and just calculates using those written in digits" | |
1079,Believes factors add to give a number | |
1080,Believes there are 20 minutes in an hour | |
1081,"When subtracting fractions, divides the numerators" | |
1082,"When multiplying with negative numbers, assumes any negative sign can be ignored" | |
1083,Does not know the meaning of uniform cross section | |
1084,Has removed brackets but not performed the operation | |
1085,Multiplied the powers rather than added them | |
1086,Thinks the perimeter of a sector is the same as arc length | |
1087,Thinks the interior angles of a polygon add up to 100n | |
1088,Believes you add the denominators when finding a fraction of another fraction | |
1089,Cannot identify mutually exclusive events | |
1090,Doesn't recognise commutativity of addition with negative numbers | |
1091,Confuses a variable with a formula | |
1092,Cannot spot a coefficient within a written scenario | |
1093,Has multiplied the value of the first term by the the term being asked | |
1094,Believes when frequencies multiply by a scale factor in a table the mean also multiplies by that scale factor | |
1095,Believes that vectors of different magnitudes can be equal. | |
1096,Thinks there are 10cl in a millilitre | |
1097,Is not able to identify a situation where Pythagoras' Theorem is needed | |
1098,Finds the mean instead of the range | |
1099,Believes gradient at a point = y coordinate/x coordinate | |
1100,Believes direct proportion means a 1:1 ratio | |
1101,Believes stratified samples should be evenly split | |
1102,Believes that addition should be used when finding the difference between two values on a time series graph | |
1103,"When reading integers on a number line, assumes each dash is 2" | |
1104,Simplifies integers when simplifying a mixed number | |
1105,Rounds every number to the same degree instead of rounding to significant figures when estimating | |
1106,Divides 360 degrees by sum of sides rather than given amount of angles | |
1107,Converted hours to minutes instead of hours to seconds | |
1108,"Believes c, in y=mx+c, will be the y value of the coordinate given despite the x coordinate not being 0." | |
1109,"On a cumulative frequency diagram, believes the total frequency is the top of the frequency axis rather than the top of the curve" | |
1110,Does not think that -n + n = 0 | |
1111,Does not understand the term 'linear' | |
1112,"When using Pythagoras' theorem to find a missing side, thinks you multiply the sides together then square root" | |
1113,"When substituting a value into a non-linear term with a coefficient, multiplies by the coefficient then calculates the power." | |
1114,Believes they can change the subject of a formula just by swapping two letters | |
1115,Identifies the term-to-term rule rather than the next term in a sequence | |
1116,Multiplies coefficients and letters separately and writes as an addition | |
1117,"When finding a missing length on similar shapes, just find the scale factor" | |
1118,Thinks the smallest bar in a bar chart is the mode | |
1119,Does not interpret the correct order of operations in a fraction when there is an addition on the numerator | |
1120,Thinks there are 100 ml in a litre | |
1121,Believes biased selection methods can be random | |
1122,"When enlarging a shape, thinks the scale factor divides the movement from the centre of enlargement to a vertex rather than multiplies" | |
1123,Subtracts rather than dividing to find unit price | |
1124,When ordering numbers in standard form just looks at the decimal without multiplying by a power of 10 | |
1125,Multiplies rather than adds when answering worded problems | |
1126,Believes the mean is always representative | |
1127,Believes the variable should remain in place after substituting its value | |
1128,Does not know how to interpret a fraction worded problem | |
1129,"When finding a missing part in a ratio, divides rather than multiplies" | |
1130,Does not know how to solve linear equations involving fractions | |
1131,"When adding fractions, multiplies the numerators" | |
1132,Does not understand that a probability of 1 represents something that is certain | |
1133,Does not recognise a quadratic graph | |
1134,"When solving an equation, adds instead of dividing" | |
1135,"When subtracting a negative number, adds the absolute values and then writes the answer with a negative sign" | |
1136,"Believes that a general trend of an increase or decrease over time, on a statistical diagram, means that the slope must be in the same direction for the whole time period" | |
1137,"When squaring a variable with a power, thinks that the power is squared rather than doubled. " | |
1138,Subtracts the smallest digit from the largest digit | |
1139,Confuses the lines y=x and y=-x | |
1140,"When simplifying surds, adds the number on the outside of the surd to the number under the surd" | |
1141,Believes all grouped frequency table need a midpoint column | |
1142,"When converting from an improper fraction to a mixed number, adds on the part left to make the whole, rather than subtracting it" | |
1143,Mixes up the terms for the parts of a fraction | |
1144,"Believes the equation for a horizontal line is in the form xy = a, where a is the y intercept" | |
1145,"When adding column vectors, multiplies rather than adds" | |
1146,"When solving simultaneous equations, believes the terms must be of opposite signs in order to be eliminated." | |
1147,"When solving a 'more than' problem, believes the first step is to halve the total rather than setting up an equation to help solve" | |
1148,Uses an incorrect side length when splitting a composite shape into parts | |
1149,Believes perpendicular is the term used to describe two lines that are parallel | |
1150,Does not believe you can scale up a proportional statement | |
1151,Believes they can round when converting units | |
1152,"When dividing fractions, does the reciprocal of the first fraction instead of the second" | |
1153,Believes they can ignore the coefficient when expanding double brackets | |
1154,Believes midpoints are plotted on histograms | |
1155,Starts at the wrong end of the dividend when dividing | |
1156,"When dividing a fraction by an integer, divides the denominator by the integer" | |
1157,Rounds every number up when estimating | |
1158,Believes you can go above an amount of money when finding how much of something you can buy | |
1159,"When comparing non like surds, does not square the surds" | |
1160,Thinks you can find missing values in a given table by treating the row as a sequence of consecutive numbers | |
1161,Thinks 1 square metre = 10 square centimetres | |
1162,Mixes up the inequality signs in an error interval | |
1163,Does not understand you can round to numbers other than powers of 10 | |
1164,Believes linear sequences cannot include fractions | |
1165,Rounds to the nearest integer rather than one significant figure | |
1166,"When subtracting a fraction from a mixed number, assumes they subtract the numerator from the integer and the numerator of the mixed number" | |
1167,Does not recognise millimetres as a unit of length | |
1168,Believes both the x and y co-ordinates of the x-intercept of a quadratic are derived from the constants in the factorised form. | |
1169,Does not know that cubic means the same as cubed in units | |
1170,Confuses the order of the digits in stick multiplication | |
1171,"When solving a problem using written division (bus-stop method), puts the dividend in the wrong place" | |
1172,Thinks any 2 values multiplied together can be denoted with a squared symbol | |
1173,Uses the numerator of an improper fraction as the denominator of the equivalent mixed number | |
1174,Believes the mean from grouped data is the sum of the midpoints divided by something | |
1175,Uses base instead of height as h in area of a trapezium formula | |
1176,Confuses isosceles and equilateral triangles | |
1177,Identifies the biggest value for the range | |
1178,Does not count both edges when turning a corner when counting perimeter | |
1179,Forgets to multiply up for the correct time frame in a worded question | |
1180,Does not know the properties of a rectangle | |
1181,When solving an equation thinks they divide when in fact they need to multiply | |
1182,"Believes only the decimal places with dots above them recur, not the whole string" | |
1183,Does not include units in answer. | |
1184,Identifies the wrong part of a fraction model as the whole | |
1185,"When rationalising the denominator, believes only the numerator or the denominator needs to be multiplied by the surd" | |
1186,"Believes when identifying the mode you look at all values, not just frequencies, for the highest number" | |
1187,Does not realise that gradient represents rate of change | |
1188,Reads the wrong scale on the protractor when measuring obtuse angles | |
1189,Does not understand that adding on to a multiple can give you the next multiple | |
1190,"When solving an equation, subtracts instead of dividing" | |
1191,Believes that the sign changes when factorising an expression into single brackets | |
1192,Believes all triangles have a right angle | |
1193,Multiplies up without finding unit amount | |
1194,Forgets to halve when finding the missing base angles of an isosceles | |
1195,Gives the change in value when asked for the percentage change | |
1196,"When solving an equation where there is a negative sign in front of the variable at the final stage, believes they can ignore it and treat it as if it's positive" | |
1197,Confuses frequency and frequency density | |
1198,Does not recognise that a linear sequence must increase or decrease by same amount | |
1199,Thinks that co-interior angles can lie on opposite sides of a transversal | |
1200,Finds the IQR rather than the range | |
1201,Finds the arc length instead of the area of the sector | |
1202,Does not understand that an acute angle is between 0 and 90 degrees | |
1203,Believes that to find an angle for a pie chart sector you divide the total frequency by 360 and multiply by its frequency | |
1204,Multiplied by 100 rather than divided by 100 | |
1205,Thinks a variable next to a number means addition rather than multiplication | |
1206,Does not understand how to maintain equivalence in fractions | |
1207,Does not realize we can write a division as a fraction | |
1208,Believes the subtraction button writes a fraction | |
1209,Believes a mixed number can contain an improper fraction | |
1210,Does not recognise millilitres as a unit of volume | |
1211,Believes number of squares in a bar gives frequency on a histogram | |
1212,Thinks a greater number of shaded parts represents a greater fraction | |
1213,"When finding the differences between terms in a sequence, believes they can do so from right to left " | |
1214,"When solving an equation, uses the same operation rather than the inverse." | |
1215,"Includes a data point with the value, when asked to find the number of data points above a value" | |
1216,Believes a curve can show a constant rate | |
1217,Assumes the perpendicular height of a triangle bisects the base | |
1218,Multiplies the numerators when adding fractions with a common denominator | |
1219,Gives the value for the wrong variable when answering a simultaneous equation question | |
1220,Does not include zero when counting over zero | |
1221,Converts a decimal to a fraction by writing 1 over the digits of the decimal | |
1222,Forgets the denominator in probability | |
1223,Uses numerators to convert fractions to ratio despite different denominators | |
1224,Does not understand the diagram given in the question | |
1225,Believes you don't need to numerically order the data before calculating the median | |
1226,Does not recognise the distributive property | |
1227,Forgets that a number without an indice is to the power of 1 | |
1228,Believes sets are the same if the elements within them have a shared property | |
1229,Confuses chord and circumference | |
1230,Believes you cube the conversion factor when dealing with squared units | |
1231,Does not know that 7 and -7 are different | |
1232,"Thinks the longest bar has the highest frequency on a pictogram, even if the symbols aren't evenly spaced" | |
1233,"Believes that when eliminating a variable, if the signs of the terms with matching coefficients are the same, we add the equations." | |
1234,Believes f(x + a) translates the function up a units | |
1235,"When completing the square in the form (x - a)^2 + b, believes b is the difference between a and the constant of the original quadratic" | |
1236,Thinks the plan view is taken from an angle to include aspects of the side view and plan | |
1237,Believes that 1 part of a bar model will always have a value of 1 | |
1238,Does not realise the lines at an intersection have to be straight in order to show vertically opposite angles | |
1239,Believes a cubic equation will have a quadratic graph | |
1240,Thinks the first term of a sequence must be 1 | |
1241,Subtracts instead of divides when division is written as a fraction | |
1242,Does not recognise the similar shape as the shape has been rotated and the scale factor is less than 1 | |
1243,Believes when given a fraction and an amount the question must be to find the fraction of the amount. | |
1244,The student does not understand the place value of 3-digit numbers | |
1245,Believes a number written in standard form with a negative power creates a larger number than that with a positive power | |
1246,"When adding fractions, uses addition of the denominators as a common denominator" | |
1247,Assumes you cannot use the fact that multiplication is commutative when simplifying an algebraic term. | |
1248,Rounds to the wrong degree of accuracy (rounds too little) | |
1249,"Believes 'given that a, what is the probability of b?' means 'given that b, what is the probability of a?'" | |
1250,Correct scale but wrong value on protractor reading. | |
1251,"Correctly finds the reciprocal of a number, but believes it should be opposite in sign to the original number." | |
1252,Doesn't know the area of a triangle formula | |
1253,"Thinks 1 cubic metre = 100,000 cubic centimetres" | |
1254,"Believes that if there are two unknowns in an equation, all integers must be possible solutions" | |
1255,Adds rather than multiplies for combined probabilities | |
1256,Believes the difference of 2 squares method of factorising also works for the addition of 2 squares | |
1257,Assumes a 1/4 of a whole is 25 | |
1258,"When calculating a scale factor, thinks they need to subtract rather than divide." | |
1259,Believes division is sometimes commutative | |
1260,Gives number of sections of pie chart rather than the amount it represents | |
1261,Thinks if you multiply a fraction by itself you get a whole | |
1262,"Believes that they can fully factorise an expression by taking out any common factor, not just the HCF" | |
1263,Does not understand the definition of a rational number when it is a surd | |
1264,Finds the median instead of the mode | |
1265,"When describing a translation, goes from the image to the original" | |
1266,"When solving simultaneous equations, thinks they can ignore one of the variables" | |
1267,Identifies a number as a common factor but doesn't identify a letter as a common factor | |
1268,"When solving simultaneous equations, thinks you only transform the algebraic terms, rather than the whole equation." | |
1269,Confuses left and right | |
1270,Divides by 10 instead of 100 when converting a percentage to a decimal | |
1271,Confuses chord and radius | |
1272,Gives a rounded whole number instead of a decimal | |
1273,Thinks they start on the left when doing long multiplication | |
1274,Subtracts simultaneous equations when addition is required | |
1275,Does not relate integers and fractions | |
1276,"Believes that the y intercept is (0, y) where y is any y coordinate on the line" | |
1277,"In algebra, thinks it's ok to write (for example) 0x rather than just 0" | |
1278,Believes the subscript in iteration notation is the value to be substituted | |
1279,Confuses right angle triangles and equilateral triangles | |
1280,"When multiplying fractions, multiplies the numerator and adds the denominator" | |
1281,Does not understand that similar shapes and enlarged shapes will have the same size angles as the original | |
1282,When subtracting a negative thinks the answer must be negative | |
1283,Believes a polygon can have curved sides | |
1284,Thinks only like terms can be multiplied | |
1285,Believes a vertical line has equation y= | |
1286,believes the complement of a set consists of anything that is not just in that set | |
1287,Believes if you changed all values by the same proportion the range would not change | |
1288,Believes the intersection on a Venn diagram represents the total of one set | |
1289,Does not understand that the area of an enlarged shape is the area of the original multiplied by the square of the scale factor of the lengths. | |
1290,Reads the wrong scale on the protractor when measuring reflex angles | |
1291,"Thinks they solve mx + c = a, by substituting in the value of a for x and therefore calculating ma + c" | |
1292,Does not realise that the area of a triangle is half the area of the contatining rectangle | |
1293,Identifies how much repeated use of the term-to-term rule changes a number but does not apply to the sequence | |
1294,"When solving an equation where there is a negative sign in front of the variable and its equivalent value, assumes the variable has a negative value" | |
1295,"When finding part of the area of a shape, subtracts from the side length before multiplying but still subtracts the unshaded area too." | |
1296,Believes there are 90 degrees in a full turn | |
1297,Believes you keep the divisor unchanged when dividing by a fraction | |
1298,Thinks multiple letters can be subtracted at once in Roman numerals | |
1299,Ignores the zero when multiplying | |
1300,"In direct and inverse proportion, forgets to find the value of k, and carries out calculations as though k were 1" | |
1301,"When subtracting a surd from an integer, just subtracts the number under the surd from the integer" | |
1302,"In ratio question where the difference between the sides is given, uses that as one part without dividing" | |
1303,Believes y=-f(x) is a reflection in y=-x | |
1304,Confuses lines of the form y = a and y= ax | |
1305,believes that a fraction with the largest denominator will be smallest regardless of the numerator | |
1306,Finds the median instead of the range | |
1307,Finds the degrees for 1 person rather than the required number of people for a pie chart sector | |
1308,"Thinks tables of values are symmetrical about (0,0)" | |
1309,Believes the numerator is the top of a fraction | |
1310,"When interpreting a pictogram, thinks each symbol stands for 1" | |
1311," | |
Has incorrect belief about the meaning of ""formula""" | |
1312,Believes f(x) + a translates the function right a units | |
1313,Found the percentage but forgot to add to 100% | |
1314,Only uses the closest angle to the unknown when using the angles in a straight line relationship | |
1315,Rounds to the wrong degree of accuracy (nearest ten rather than nearest whole number) | |
1316,Does not understand that the numerator and denominator of fractions represent groupings and have the same order of priority as brackets | |
1317,Identifies wrong place value column after decimal point | |
1318,Does not understand that shapes are congruent if they have the same size and shape | |
1319,Adds instead of multiples | |
1320,Multiplied by 10 rather than 100 | |
1321,Thinks angles which look the same on diagram will be equal | |
1322,Does not know how many days are in a leap year | |
1323,"When multiplying surds in the form ✓a × b✓c, believes the answer is ✓(abc)" | |
1324,"When solving an equation, believes that when they get to ax = b, b is the solution" | |
1325,Has found area of triangle rather than area of square | |
1326,Does not know the meaning of square sign for right angle | |
1327,Does not know the meaning of attribute data | |
1328,"When reading off from the left side of a back to back stem and leaf, mixes up the value of the leaf and the stem" | |
1329,Believes it is not possible to calculate the frequency for a pie chart sector despite being given enough information to do so | |
1330,Believes they can still have the variable on both sides when making it the subject | |
1331,Believes angles in a quadrilateral sum to 450 degrees | |
1332,"When adding, just writes the digit to the right of the number without considering place value" | |
1333,Halves base but still divides product by 2 when finding area of a triangle | |
1334,Tries to multiply within place value columns during column multiplication | |
1335,Believes volume of a cuboid is the area of the three unique faces multiplied together | |
1336,Does not realise addition is commutative | |
1337,Does not understand the phrase to the power of | |
1338,Does not understand the effect of consecutive operations | |
1339,Calculated the hours and minutes separately | |
1340,Misunderstands dashed lines as being the midpoint | |
1341,Multiplies instead of divides by 100 when converting a percentage to a decimal | |
1342,"When adding decimals, does not keep place value the same as the original digits" | |
1343,"When substituting into an algebraic term, replaces variables with numbers without multiplying." | |
1344,Estimates angle without using knowledge of degrees in quarter turns | |
1345,Inserts brackets but not changed order of operation | |
1346,Mixes up squaring with repeating a digit | |
1347,Believes a circle achieves what a perpendicular bisector does | |
1348,Does not recognise a parallelogram | |
1349,Does not include negative numbers when calculating a range | |
1350,"When simplifying a ratio, divides one side of the ratio but multiplies the other side." | |
1351,Does not know the meaning of congruent | |
1352,Believes cumulative frequency is plotted at the midpoint of the class | |
1353,Believes two odd numbers multiply to give an even number | |
1354,Does not know how to calculate the position of a term in a sequence | |
1355,Removes a zero from within the digits when rounding | |
1356,Confuses the use of LCM and HCF in real life examples | |
1357,Thinks only labelled dimensions need to be included when calculating the perimeter | |
1358,Believes you can have decimals in a simplified fraction | |
1359,Does not know how to round up when a decimal place value column contains a 9 | |
1360,"When solving an equation, multiplies instead of adding" | |
1361,Does not recognise that addition is the inverse operation of subtraction | |
1362,Believes that the angle on a pie chart is the frequency multiplied by 10 | |
1363,Uses 2 letters to describe an angle | |
1364,Believes the mode is the frequency rather than the value/group | |
1365,"When ordering integers, orders from the digits at the end of the number instead of the digits at the start" | |
1366,Subtracts instead of multiplies when using grid method | |
1367,Thinks a dashed line marking a region means the line is included | |
1368,Confuses parallel and transversal | |
1369,Halves the radius to find the diameter | |
1370,Does not believe a shape can have two correct names e.g. rectangle and parallelogram | |
1371,"When drawing bar diagram for ratio, shows the total as the difference between parts" | |
1372,Ordered from largest to smallest | |
1373,Does not recognise a unit of time | |
1374,"When multiplying fractions, multiplies the denominator" | |
1375,Confuses the radius and theta when working with sectors | |
1376,Thinks that a larger shaded area represents a larger fraction | |
1377,Square roots when asked for second multiple | |
1378,"When solving a problem using written division (bus-stop method), carries the wrong digit" | |
1379,Rounds down instead of up | |
1380,"When collecting like terms, assigns positivity or negativity incorrectly." | |
1381,Believes the gradient is where the line intersects the y axis | |
1382,"When given two similar objects and asked to find the length scale factor, believes the length scale factor is the area scale factor" | |
1383,"When two digits sum to 10 or more during an addition problem, does not add one to the preceding digit" | |
1384,"When reading decimals on a number line, assumes each dash is 0.5" | |
1385,Struggles to draw 3D shapes on isometric paper | |
1386,Confuses the method for finding the gradient and length of a line segment | |
1387,Does not understand the effect of consecutive subtractions | |
1388,Does not understand the term quadratic | |
1389,Mistakes lines as parallel | |
1390,Believes having the gradient and y-intercept is not enough information to write an equation for a straight line | |
1391,Does not know how to find the y intercept when given two other sets of coordinates that lie on a straight line | |
1392,Does not include brackets when required | |
1393,Does not know that a single letter labels a vertex | |
1394,Identifies the first term rather than the next term in a sequence | |
1395,"When calculating volume expressed in cubes, counts the visible cubes only" | |
1396,Finds a percentage when asked for a fraction | |
1397,Believes point will move diagonally when reflecting in a horizontal or vertical line | |
1398,Divided by 100 rather than 1000 | |
1399,Fails to identify any rotational symmetry | |
1400,Believes dividing a negative by a negative gives a negative answer | |
1401,Believes the sin graph relates to the cos function | |
1402,Rounds down instead of up when next digit is 5 | |
1403,"When two digits multiply to 10 or more during a multiplication problem, does not add carried value to the preceding digit" | |
1404,"Believes that when multiplying an integer by a decimal greater than 1, you multiply by the integer component of the decimal but add on the decimal component multiplied by 10." | |
1405,Cannot accurately estimate capacity | |
1406,Does not recognise that interior and exterior angles are supplementary | |
1407,Confuses histograms with bar charts | |
1408,Does not realise that adding a larger number gives a larger answer | |
1409,Confuses 'and' with 'or' in probability | |
1410,Believes to find the next traingle number you add the previous two numbers together i.e. Fibonacci | |
1411,Describes term to term rules using position to term rules | |
1412,Believes y=f(-x) is a reflection in y=x | |
1413,Assumes the negative sign in a power has no meaning | |
1414,Believes instant change of velocity is possible. | |
1415,Assumes every dash on a scale represents an increase of 1 | |
1416,Adds instead of multiplies | |
1417,When solving an equation forgets to eliminate the coefficient in front of the variable in the last step | |
1418,"When the dividend is a mixed number and the divisor is an integer, thinks they only perform the calculation with the integers." | |
1419,Believes any lines that cross are perpendicular | |
1420,"Believes that when eliminating a variable, regardless of the signs of the terms with matching coefficients, we subtract the equations" | |
1421,"When factorising into double brackets, finds the sum of two values which give the non variable term in the expression rather than the product" | |
1422,Does not recognise km as a unit of length | |
1423,Struggles to estimate 3D volume | |
1424,Thinks numbers greater than 1 cannot be converted into fractions | |
1425,Believes two lines of the same length are parallel | |
1426,Thinks rule for calculating interior angles only applies to regular polygons | |
1427,Believes cube numbers are just multiples of 3 | |
1428,"Does not understand the meaning of ""value""" | |
1429,Believes equivalent fractions are formed with addition not multiplication | |
1430,Does not recognise that the intersection of a Venn diagram represents those belonging to both sets | |
1431,"Believes you add the whole to the numerators, ignoring denominators, when adding a mixed number to a proper fraction with the same denominator." | |
1432,"When factorising into double brackets, believes the sum of the two values in the brackets equals bx rather than b" | |
1433,"When factorising into single brackets, only factors out the numerical values and forgets to factorise possible variables" | |
1434,Believes any adjacent angles sum to 180 degrees | |
1435,When subtracting from a negative thinks the answer must be positive | |
1436,Confuses cubic and exponential graphs | |
1437,Assumes the fractional index denotes the root and power the other way around | |
1438,Believes division of surds always results in an integer | |
1439,"When solving simultaneous equations, assumes every variable has equal value." | |
1440,Believes 180 degrees is an obtuse angle | |
1441,"Thinks decimal place value works the same as integer place value, ones will follow tenths" | |
1442,Think cross section of a prism is the biggest face | |
1443,"Thinks that when raising a variable with a coefficient to a power, only the coefficient is affected by the power" | |
1444,Does not understand that the negative outside the bracket means answer will be negative | |
1445,Believes you find the angle for a pie chart sector by doing its frequency multiplied by total frequency | |
1446,"When calculating perimeter, only adds two sides" | |
1447,Writes the remainder as the digit after the decimal point | |
1448,Believes the solutions of a quadratic equation are the negative of the absolute values of the constants in the factorised form | |
1449,Believes rounding numbers down would give an overestimate | |
1450,Does not understand how to apply sohcahtoa | |
1451,Assumes that the square root is the only type of root | |
1452,"When converting ratio to fractions, puts the other side of the ratio as the denominator rather than the total" | |
1453,"Subtracts from left to right, ignoring the word ‘from’" | |
1454,Believes they can eliminate a variable without making the coefficients the same in simultaneous equations | |
1455,Calculates circumference when asked for area | |
1456,Believes linear graphs can be curved | |
1457,Does not understand the interpretation of the fx column in a frequency table | |
1458,Believes 0 multiplied by a number gives the number | |
1459,Does not recognise that a surd will simplify to a whole number and not longer be a surd if the number under the surd is a square number | |
1460,Identifies second decimal place value when asked for the second significant figure | |
1461,Believes parallel lines have gradients that multiply to give -1 | |
1462,Believes height represents frequency on a histogram | |
1463,"When adding fractions, adds the numerators and multiplies the denominators" | |
1464,"When solving simultaneous equations graphically, they think the solutions are the y-intercepts" | |
1465,Uses outcome as numerator in probability | |
1466,Thinks there are 100kg in a ton | |
1467,Believes the power button writes a fraction | |
1468,Orders integers based on first digits without taking into account place value | |
1469,Does not recognise when simplifying a fraction may be helpful | |
1470,"Does not know the meaning of the word ""product""" | |
1471,Mixes up colder and hotter when comparing temperatures | |
1472,"Believes that they can reverse a percentage decrease by dividing by the decimal multiplier of the percentage itself, not the multiplier for the percentage decrease." | |
1473,Believes adding two numbers finds their lowest common multiple | |
1474,Forgets to add on the starting value when identifying a position on a number line | |
1475,Believes y=f(-x) is reflection in the x-axis | |
1476,Thinks 1 square metre = 1000 square centimetres | |
1477,"When using a scale factor greater than 1, thinks you multiply by the scale factor to go from the larger to the smaller shape." | |
1478,"When expressing one quantity (x) as a fraction of another (y), believes the answer is 1/x." | |
1479,Thinks you multiply by the numerator and add the denominator when converting a mixed number to an improper fraction | |
1480,Does not recognise the notation for parallel sides | |
1481,"When describing a translation, miscounts when crossing an axis" | |
1482,Believes you only need to multiply the integer by the integer in a integer x decimal calculation | |
1483,Believes vertically opposite angles sum to 90 degrees | |
1484,Thinks 1l = 10 000 cubic centimetres | |
1485,"When given an error interval for a decimal that ends in a zero, thinks you give the error interval as if the zero was not present (e.g. 1dp rather than 2dp)" | |
1486,"When using the capture-recapture method for sampling, believes you subtract the number marked second from the number caught second to find the best estimate of population size" | |
1487,Believes you can square root a negative number | |
1488,Confuses negative and positive coordinates when working with graphs in four quadrants | |
1489,"Believes an outlier is the smallest value in a data set, even if this value is close to the mean" | |
1490,Writes fraction rather than fraction of amount | |
1491,Thinks there are 100kg in a tonne | |
1492,Believes the whole and remainder are the other way when changing an improper fraction to a mixed number | |
1493,Thinks the positive and negative terms in a sequence will have the same absolute values | |
1494,Believes 0 is not a real solution to an equation | |
1495,Thinks the fraction 1/n can express sharing any number of items between n people | |
1496,Ignores grouping within a fraction and carries out the division first | |
1497,Thinks the plan view is taken from an angle to include aspects of the side view | |
1498,"Does not understand that a scale factor of enlargement greater than -1, will create a larger image on the other side of the centre of enlargement from the original" | |
1499,"Believes that in y = mx+c, c is the gradient" | |
1500,"When calculating a scale factor, thinks the division is the other way around." | |
1501,Multiplied the base numbers | |
1502,"When calculating the group width of a group from a grouped frequency table, believes this is found by midpoint multiplied by frequency" | |
1503,"When drawing a histogram, thinks you plot group midpoint on the horizontal axis" | |
1504,"When multiplying surds, adds the numbers under the roots" | |
1505,Thinks co-interior angles are equal | |
1506,Believes transforming some terms in simultaneous equations is sufficient | |
1507,Carries out operations from left to right regardless of priority order | |
1508,Assumes the item has not been replaced in a probability question where it has actually been replaced | |
1509,Does not realise that all regular shapes of a certain type will be similar | |
1510,Believes subtraction is commutative | |
1511,Does not understand that the probability of something not happening is 1 minus the probability of it happening | |
1512,"When sketching graphs of factorised quadratics, does not see that the negative of the non variable terms in the brackets give the x intercepts or the roots of the graph." | |
1513,Does not know the meaning of perpendicular | |
1514,Adds instead of subtracts | |
1515,"When asked to take off a fraction of an amount, subtracts the fraction itself" | |
1516,Performs addition ahead of any other operation | |
1517,Finds unit amount but doesn't multiply up | |
1518,Mixes up smallest and largest when ordering decimals | |
1519,Assumes that a graph always starts at the origin | |
1520,Does not recognise litres as a unit of volume | |
1521,"Thinks that scale factors, other than one, can leave the dimensions of shapes unchanged" | |
1522,Believes the mean is total frequency divided by sum of categories given | |
1523,Does not know how to say a fraction | |
1524,Believes adding b to any integer gives a multiple of b | |
1525,Confuses written 'teen' numbers with their corresponding multiples of 10 | |
1526,Believes that they only need to write non-zero digits when giving a number in digits | |
1527,Does not know how to find missing lengths in a composite shape | |
1528,Does not know the meaning of alternate | |
1529,Rounds to the wrong degree of accuracy (significant figures rather than decimal places) | |
1530,Believes a steeper downwards line on a graph means a slower decrease | |
1531,Believes you plot frequency rather than cumulative frequency on a cumulative frequency diagram | |
1532,Forgets to include values outside of the Venn diagram when finding the total | |
1533,When adding powers of 10 adds onto the wrong column | |
1534,Thinks that doubling and then doubling again is not the same as multiplying by 4 | |
1535,"Believes that when factorising a quadratic, they can choose any two numbers that multiply to give the constant" | |
1536,Divides length of original by length of image rather finding length of image divided by length of original to find an enlargement scale factor. | |
1537,"Believes that in completed square form, the x co-ordinate of the turning point has the same sign as the constant in the brackets." | |
1538,Does not take into account the whole amount when using a bar model to find a fraction | |
1539,Does not consider that all three angles in a triangle sum to 180 degrees | |
1540,Does not know how to simplify algebraic fractions | |
1541,Believes reflection in y = -x changes sign of y coordinate only | |
1542,Believes that a fraction means dividing the denominator by the numerator | |
1543,Does not realise that a pair of coordinates can be used to find missing parts of an equation | |
1544,Thinks a variable next to a number means write the digits together | |
1545,Believes you find the surface area of a prism by finding the total area of the unique faces | |
1546,Believes the horizontal axis on a cumulative frequency diagram is labelled upper bound | |
1547,Has forgotten to convert cm to m | |
1548,Thinks that a unit fraction can be simplified further | |
1549,"When asked to multiply fractions, uses the method for adding instead" | |
1550,Believes interior angles are outside a shape | |
1551,Does the reciprocal of both fractions when dividing fractions | |
1552,"Believes term to term rule is applied to position number, not previous term" | |
1553,Thinks that we can use O as zero for place value in Roman numerals | |
1554,Does not know how to identify common factors from algebraic terms | |
1555,Believes that we cannot calculate the median of a dataset that contains negative numbers | |
1556,Writes digits in the order of the pictorial representation rather than using place value columns | |
1557,Has an incorrect assumption about the definition of a reciprocal | |
1558,Believes dividing a positive by a negative gives a positive answer | |
1559,Believes a downward slope on a speed-time graph shows positive acceleration | |
1560,Mistakes the number of rows for the total frequency in a frequency table | |
1561,Believes the mean is total frequency divided by something | |
1562,"When substituting into an algebraic term, believes they can disregard the coefficient" | |
1563,Thinks the order of events does not matter in a question about combined probability with no replacement | |
1564,Does not recognise time as a variable from a worded scenario | |
1565,Miscounts the area of a shape when there are half squares | |
1566,Adds or subtracts from numerator first when solving an equation with a fraction | |
1567,Does not recognise suitable statistical diagrams for comparing results over time | |
1568,Includes the x variable when giving the equation of a horizontal line | |
1569,Uses term-to-term rule as numerical part of nth term rule | |
1570,Does not understand the 3-letter convention for labelling angles | |
1571,When writing standard form does not give the correct power of ten | |
1572,Translates rather than reflects across a line of symmetry | |
1573,When scaling the perimeter multiplies the number of sides by the scale factor | |
1574,Struggles to visualise 2D triangles in a cuboid | |
1575,Includes too many possibilities when calculating a combined event in probability | |
1576,Divides rather than multiplies in a related calculation questions | |
1577,Adds instead of multiplies when using grid method | |
1578,"When dividing a fraction by an integer, subtracts the integer from the denominator" | |
1579,Does not realise that in standard form the decimal we use must be between 1 and 10 | |
1580,"When drawing a cumulative frequency diagram, thinks you plot the frequency on the horizontal axis" | |
1581,Thinks that two side views are interchangeable | |
1582,Thinks terms in linear sequence are in direct proportion | |
1583,Does not recognise the origin as the starting point for coordinates | |
1584,Believes if a point is reflected in the line y=b then the y coordinate of the point will become 'b' | |
1585,Believes distance = speed/time | |
1586,"When asked to read a value from a graph, thinks they give the corresponding value on the other axis, rather than reading from the graph" | |
1587,when reading a dash on a number line counts 1 dash too few when working out the divisions | |
1588,Thinks only angles on parallel lines can be alternate | |
1589,Thinks the division sign means to subtract | |
1590,Believes any two inequalities can be combined into a double inequality | |
1591,"Rounds to the nearest hundredth, rather than one significant figure" | |
1592,Thinks the number of items give the number of different possible arrangements rather than using the product rule for counting | |
1593,"When simplifying an algebraic fraction, only looks for number factors" | |
1594,Believes the proportion for a pie chart sector is equal to the frequency | |
1595,Believes the first multiple of a is 2a | |
1596,Has found the total as a percentage of the amount being asked | |
1597,Believes multiplying two negatives gives a negative answer | |
1598,Believes the solution to an equation with matching coefficients of variables on both sides will always be 0 | |
1599,Adds rather than divides when answering worded problems | |
1600,Thinks a lower average means the data is more consistent | |
1601,Does not understand that you can have percentages greater than 100% | |
1602,Believes the sum of change in x and change in y gives the distance between points | |
1603,Confuses displacement-time graphs with velocity-time graphs | |
1604,Thinks there are 10 centimetres in 1 mm. | |
1605,"When rounding up from a 9, does not add one on to the digit to the left" | |
1606,Believes the coefficent of x in an expanded quadratic comes from multiplying the two numbers in the brackets | |
1607,Believes the gradient of perpendicular lines just have opposite signs | |
1608,Believes parts of a 3D diagram that look straight class as edges | |
1609,Believes the decimal point button writes a fraction | |
1610,Misunderstands the concept of common factors in algebra | |
1611,Does not understand that coordinates can be decimals | |
1612,Confuses the shaded and unshaded regions on an inequality diagram | |
1613,Believes constructing a triangle with given SAS requires a compass | |
1614,Believes factors of algebraic terms/expressions will only be numbers | |
1615,Does not know the symbol for proportionality | |
1616,Fails to consider all possible outcomes | |
1617,Believes a reciprocal equation will have a linear graph | |
1618,Mixes up cubing and multiplying by 3 | |
1619,"When dividing a decimal by a whole number, ignores decimal point and just divides the digits" | |
1620,Believes zero cannot be raised to a power | |
1621,"When dividing a fraction by an integer, multiplies both the numerator and denominator by the integer" | |
1622,Divides by 1000 instead of 100 when converting a percentage to a decimal | |
1623,"When asked for the mean of a list of data, does not count any zeros in the data when working out what to divide by" | |
1624,Multiplies the number of whole units by the numerator when converting from a mixed number to an improper fraction | |
1625,Uses difference as index instead of coefficient in nth term rule | |
1626,Has partitioned the digits when doing long multiplication | |
1627,Believes ratios can be combined without equalizing common terms | |
1628,"When multiplying involving a multiple of 10, gives an answer 10 times smaller than it should be" | |
1629,writes the remainder as the divisor divided by 10 | |
1630,Does not realize we can simplify a term that involves powers | |
1631,When asked for a specific term in a sequence gives the term after | |
1632,"Believes a decimal with one significant figure is a multiple of 10 when converted to a percentage, regardless of place value" | |
1633,When asked to rotate by 180 degrees rotates by 90 degrees | |
1634,"When performing mental multiplication, multiplies accurately by a multiple of 10 but then does not know how to adjust their answer " | |
1635,Believes gradient is the difference between the change in x and the change in y | |
1636,Believes nth term rule can be given in words | |
1637,Has used the decimal point to separate numerator and denominator | |
1638,Counts repeated factors as two separate factors | |
1639,Believes adding two negatives gives a positive answer | |
1640,Believes the centre of rotation is always the origin | |
1641,"When collecting like terms, only simplifies when there is an addition" | |
1642,"When adding roots, adds the numbers under the roots" | |
1643,"Believes that when increasing by a percentage over 100, they do not need to add an extra 1 to the decimal multiplier for the original amount" | |
1644,Confuses collecting like terms with multiplication | |
1645,Thinks there are 10ml in a litre | |
1646,"In ratio question where one side of ratio is given, uses that as one part in ratio without dividing" | |
1647,Believes that numbers are read aloud digit by digit | |
1648,Believes dividing two positives will give a negative answer | |
1649,Believes that all recurring decimals can be converted to a fraction by writing the digits of the decimal over 9 | |
1650,Only includes full hours when measuring time in minutes | |
1651,Multiplies when converting to a larger unit | |
1652,Thinks there are 100mm in a centimetre | |
1653,Misunderstands how to adjust proportions for different sample sizes in stratified sampling | |
1654,Believes y=f(-x) is a reflection in y=-x | |
1655,"When adding fractions, changes to common denominator but leaves numerators the same" | |
1656,Believes that one point is enough to specify a line | |
1657,Doubles the diameter when finding the radius | |
1658,Does not link Pythagoras Theorem to finding distance between two points | |
1659,Finds one part of a ratio but doesn't multiply that by the number of parts needed | |
1660,"When using inequality notation, thinks ""greater than/less than or equal to"" symbols are instead the ""greater than/less than"" symbols and vice versa" | |
1661,Confuses circumference and diameter | |
1662,Does not know the y intercept is where the x coordinate is 0 | |
1663,Thinks halving is the same as multiplying by 2 | |
1664,Mixes up squaring and halving | |
1665,Believes when frequencies multiply by a scale factor in a table the median also multiplies by that scale factor | |
1666,"When factorising into single brackets, factorises the first term correctly but subtracts the number outside the bracket with the second term in the expression to find the second term in the bracket" | |
1667,When comparing unit fractions believes that fractions with larger denominators are greater in size. | |
1668,Calculates area when asked for perimeter | |
1669,"In 3 letter angle notation, gives a wider angle that contains the shaded angle" | |
1670,Does not realise that multiplication can be broken down into factors | |
1671,Does not know how to find area by counting squares on a grid | |
1672,"Confuses the order of operations, believes addition comes before multiplication " | |
1673,Multiplied by 1000 instead of 100 | |
1674,Believes distance is the area under the graph on a displacement time graph | |
1675,Changes wrong place value column when rounding | |
1676,"When adding or subtracting surds, does not simplify the surd before adding the numbers in front of the surd" | |
1677,"Thinks the range is just the first value subtracted from the last value, without ordering" | |
1678,Confuses perimeter and area | |
1679,Uses addition instead of the associative property of multiplication | |
1680,Does not realize we can omit the multiplication symbol in algebraic expressions | |
1681,Assumes grouped data is evenly distributed within each group | |
1682,Confuses inequality symbols with equality | |
1683,Thinks the length of the hypotenuse is the sum of the two shorter sides | |
1684,"When finding the difference between two marks on a scale, counts lines instead of gaps" | |
1685,Confuses angle of a sector with the diameter | |
1686,Confuses diameter and radius | |
1687,Gives one fewer order of rotational symmetry than there is | |
1688,Believes a line showing a constant rate of increase corresponds to a non-prism shape | |
1689,Believes the largest number in a set of numbers is always their lowest common multiple | |
1690,Assumes an addition pyramid works in a different way to how it actually does | |
1691,Believes the solution of mx + c = 0 is x =0 | |
1692,Mixes up total and part when forming expressions from worded problems | |
1693,"Does not know the meaning of common, eg. common factor" | |
1694,Believes that a discriminant of 0 means there are no real solutions | |
1695,Thinks you add all the bricks in a row in an addition pyramid. | |
1696,Heads towards zero when subtracting from a negative | |
1697,Does not understand the link between the sign of the root and the sign in the bracket | |
1698,Uses the whole base rather than half the base when forming a right angled triangle from an equilateral triangle | |
1699,Thinks there are 60 degrees in a full turn | |
1700,Believes you need to know the value of all algebraic variables before any general conclusions can be made | |
1701,Believes the solutions of a quadratic equation are the absolute values of the constants in the factorised form | |
1702,Does not know the 9 timestable | |
1703,When using a 180 degree protractor to measure reflex angles gives the value of the acute or obtuse angle that is a complement to 360 | |
1704,Believes gradient = change in x/change in y | |
1705,Rounds to the nearest integer when estimating | |
1706,"When calculating perimeter, only adds the marked lengths" | |
1707,Misinterprets the meaning of angles on a straight line angle fact | |
1708,Does not understand place value within a number | |
1709,Believes a factor pair doesn't have to be 2 integers | |
1710,"When finding a percentage of an amount, assumes they divide the percentage by 10, but not the amount, before multiplying" | |
1711,Is not familiar with the names of the different parts of a fraction | |
1712,"Includes all faces when finding surface area of a compound shape, including those which are stuck together" | |
1713,Believes inverse function notation means multiplying by negative 1 | |
1714,"When completing the square, believes the constant in the bracket is the square root of the coefficient of x" | |
1715,Converts a fraction to a decimal by using only the numerator after the decimal point | |
1716,Goes the wrong direction in the sequence when identifying term-to-term rule | |
1717,Swaps the dividend and divisor in order to get an integer answer | |
1718,Thinks there are 100 seconds in an hour | |
1719,Believes a rhombus has one pair of equal sides | |
1720,Identifies the term-to-term rule rather than the next term | |
1721,Does not recall the steps required to draw an angle | |
1722,Believes a subtraction cannot be partitioned into separate subtractions | |
1723,Assumes all journeys of the same distance take the same amount of time | |
1724,"When completing the square, believes that a is always half the x-coefficient. " | |
1725,"Does not recognise inches ("") as a unit of length" | |
1726,Believes there is more than one line which passes through a given pair of points | |
1727,Rounds the wrong way when interpreting a real-life context | |
1728,"When solving a pair of simultaneous equations, thinks they need to make the coefficients of both variables the same" | |
1729,"When solving simultaneous equations, finds the correct numbers to transform the equations, but uses them the wrong way around." | |
1730,"When adding decimals with a different number of decimal places, lines up the digits incorrectly" | |
1731,Makes an assumption about the squares on a scale representing either 1 or 10 | |
1732,Thinks a factor tree splits a number into a pair of numbers that sum to the given number. | |
1733,Confuses tangent and chord | |
1734,Thinks that we can remove a division symbol and just write the variables next to each other | |
1735,Does not realise a quadratic must be in the form ax^2+bx+c=0 to find the values for the quadratic formula | |
1736,Believes clock times can be written with a decimal point rather than a colon | |
1737,Only looks at the difference between one pair of terms when discerning the pattern | |
1738,Uses sin when cos is required | |
1739,Does not understand changing decimals to fractions | |
1740,Does not recognise the properties of a kite | |
1741,Confuses diameter and chord | |
1742,Adds or subtracts the degree of accuracy from the original number | |
1743,Believes that the coefficient of x represents the gradient even when a line is not in the form y = mx+c | |
1744,Rounded to nearest 100 instead of 1sf | |
1745,Believes a quadratic graph can be a straight line | |
1746,Does not know the term 'diameter' | |
1747,"When using the capture-recapture method of sampling, believes you multiply the number caught second by the number marked second to get the best estimate of population size" | |
1748,"Believes that when a shape touches the mirror line, all of its vertices will stay the same when reflected" | |
1749,"When dividing fractions, does the reciprocal of both fractions" | |
1750,"Adds ""100"" to end of written value rather than multiplying by 100" | |
1751,Does not realise we can borrow from the preceding digit in a subtraction problem | |
1752,Believes the arrows for parallel lines mean equal length | |
1753,Believes a direct proportion graph can have a negative gradient | |
1754,Thinks two-tailed inequalities can have a constant in the middle | |
1755,Incorrectly factorises a quadratic | |
1756,Thinks you need to just remove the percentage sign to convert from a percentage to a decimal | |
1757,Lists outcomes rather than counts how many outcomes | |
1758,Can not recognise all factor pairs of numbers | |
1759,Assumes decimal point can be ignored when given a decimal percentage to convert to a fraction | |
1760,"Reads the position of a number from the space between the line marked, rather than the line marked" | |
1761,Does not understand what each part of a bar model represents as a fraction | |
1762,"Thinks that when drawing the plan view, the top layer of the shape needs to be drawn in the row above " | |
1763,Confuses arc and diameter | |
1764,Estimated when not appropriate | |
1765,"Does not understand how to answer generalised statements (eg. by testing values to check for always, sometimes, never)" | |
1766,Thinks x^2 - a^2x is a valid form of difference of two squares | |
1767,Does not realise that a pictogram needs a title or question | |
1768,Believes the y-intercept of a line is the solution to its equation | |
1769,Does not know how to read information off a pie chart | |
1770,Believes the proportion for a pie chart sector is 1 divided by the number of degrees | |
1771,Believes the solution of a quadratic inequality is always the interval between the roots | |
1772,Believes a reciprocal graph comes from a cubic equation | |
1773,Adds rather than subtracts when answering worded problems | |
1774,"When multiplying a surd by an integer to write as one surd, squares the number under the surd rather than the number in front" | |
1775,Stops iteration too early when solving equations | |
1776,Believes they solve mx + c = 0 by substituting in x = 0 | |
1777,Confuses the graph of 1/x with 1/x² when both are shown | |
1778,Believes you subtract the number marked second from the estimated population to find the number marked first when using the capture-recapture method | |
1779,Does not recognise that a shape translated would not change orientation | |
1780,Thinks all dimensions given must be used when calculating the area | |
1781,Does not think we can have negative powers in standard form | |
1782,Does not recognise miles as a unit of length | |
1783,Confuses pyramid with prism | |
1784,Believes a horizontal line can show a constant rate of change | |
1785,Added the base numbers | |
1786,Converts a fraction to a percentage by writing the numerator followed by the denominator | |
1787,"When talking about money ""taken"" in a retail context, thinks that means take-away rather than add" | |
1788,Uses slant heights instead of parallel sides to find area of a trapezium | |
1789,Thinks the elevation is taken from an angle to include aspects of the other side | |
1790,Does not know the correct notation for labelling a side length | |
1791,Does not know that vertically opposite angles are equal | |
1792,Has multiplied the base number and the power | |
1793,Does not count end number when counting | |
1794,Does not recognise that choosing 2 items at once means the first item does not get replaced in a probability question | |
1795,"Believes you subtract the smaller digit from the larger digit in column subtraction, regardless of position" | |
1796,Thinks a positive x value in a column vector means to move left rather than right | |
1797,Assumes the range of a set of data starts at zero | |
1798,Believes 1 is a prime number | |
1799,"When converting fraction to ratio, thinks you just use the numerator and denominator as the numbers in the ratio " | |
1800,Believes multiplying two positives gives a negative answer | |
1801,Believes they always divide by the conversion factor when converting units | |
1802,Adds instead of subtracts when finding the area of part of a shape | |
1803,Believes they can divide by a variable without checking whether it could equal zero | |
1804,"When dividing fractions, multiplies the numerators and multiplies the denominators" | |
1805,Does not realise that subtracting a negative is the same as adding it's additive inverse | |
1806,Only recognises the negative form of a quadratic graph | |
1807,"When multiplying mixed numbers, forgets to multiply the fraction" | |
1808,does not realise that the product of prime factors will also be a factor of the original number | |
1809,Rounds too little when estimating | |
1810,Thinks x = 1 at the x axis | |
1811,Believes that the compensation strategy for the multiplication of 2 numbers can only be used one way round. | |
1812,"When multiplying fractions, adds the denominators and multiplies the numerators" | |
1813,Estimates the length of diagonal lines rather than working out based on horizontal and vertical measurements | |
1814,Confusion over whether multiplication or division is the correct way to solve the problem. | |
1815,"When given the perimeter of a regular polygon, subtracts instead of divides to find each side length" | |
1816,"Believes the probability on all branches travelling in the same direction on a tree diagram are the same, despite changing events" | |
1817,Rounds every number down when estimating | |
1818,Thinks you can find missing values in a given table by treating the row as linear and adding on the difference between the first two values given. | |
1819,Confuses order of sides in a trigonometric ratio | |
1820,"Uses the denominator when converting from fractions to ratio, rather than numerator." | |
1821,"When finding the nth term rule for a quadratic sequence, believes that the coefficient of n squared is the second difference" | |
1822,Thinks they multiply the numerator and denominator together to convert a fraction to a percentage | |
1823,"When there are two modes, finds the mean of these values and gives that as the mode" | |
1824,Counts the starting number when counting backwards | |
1825,Does not fully simplify fraction | |
1826,Believes the solution of a quadratic is its turning point | |
1827,Believes the upper bound of an interval in a grouped frequency table is equivalent to the group width of the interval | |
1828,Does not understand inequality notation | |
1829,Believes they must change the direction of the inequality when dividing through by a positive number. | |
1830,Thinks area of a circle = radius x pi | |
1831,Does not know the properties of a cylinder | |
1832,Confuses linear and reciprocal graphs | |
1833,"When drawing a histogram, thinks you plot frequency on the horizontal axis" | |
1834,Confuses an equation with an expression | |
1835,When finding the area of a parallelogram finds base x perpendicular height but divides the answer by 2 | |
1836,Believes lines of symmetry must be vertical or horizontal | |
1837,Names one of the faces of a 3D shape rather than the 3D shape name | |
1838,"Confuses the roles of initial capture, recapture, and total population in the capture-recapture method" | |
1839,Does not know how to use a bar model to write division facts | |
1840,Thinks the fraction button on a calculator converts fractions to decimals | |
1841,Thinks the number of wholes in a mixed number represents the tens from the numerator of an improper fraction | |
1842,Confuses the number of regions in a Venn diagram as the total number of entries in the diagram | |
1843,"When using interpolation to estimate frequency that is above a certain value, believes they can add the estimated frequency up to that value in its class, rather than the estimated frequency after it" | |
1844,Uses length scale factor for area without squaring | |
1845,"When multiplying involving a multiple of 10, just multiplies the digits and ignores the zeros " | |
1846,Is not able to spot a proportional relationship pictorially unless they are laid out in groups | |
1847,Confuses the part and the whole in fraction of an amount problems | |
1848,Thinks the y coordinate of a point on the x axis is 1 | |
1849,Believes the gradient of a line is given by the x intercept | |
1850,Mixes up square rooting and fourth rooting | |
1851,Does not know the properties of an isosceles triangle | |
1852,"When adding an integer to a fraction, thinks you add the integer to the numerator" | |
1853,Thinks an enlargement of any scale factor keeps side lengths the same | |
1854,Confuses tangent and radius | |
1855,"Believes that if one number in a product decreases, the answer must increase. " | |
1856,Thinks multiplication and addition are the same | |
1857,Believes a cubic equation will have a linear graph | |
1858,Does not compensate when subtracting | |
1859,Thinks the mode in a stem and leaf diagram is the stem that has the most leaves | |
1860,Believes a reciprocal graph can be a straight line | |
1861,Rounds to nearest 50 not 20 | |
1862,Performs addition ahead of division | |
1863,Thinks 1l = 10 cubic centimetres | |
1864,Does not realise that the order is important in a ratio | |
1865,"When dividing numbers with different bases, subtracts the powers and subtracts the base numbers." | |
1866,Confuses additive and multiplicative relationships | |
1867,Finds unit price then forgets to multiply up | |
1868,Believes lines are parallel if they have the same y intercept | |
1869,"Believes that the larger the divisor, the larger the answer." | |
1870,Thinks there are 10000mm in a metre | |
1871,"Thinks factorising a quadratic means factorising the variable terms into a single bracket, and leaving out the constant" | |
1872,Believes they only need to multiply the first and last pairs of terms when expanding double brackets | |
1873,Believes the median is the midpoint of the range | |
1874,Believes the median is the frequency for the category in which it is located | |
1875,Has used a subtraction sign to represent division | |
1876,Counts leading zero as a significant figure | |
1877,Thinks rectangles have rotational symmetry or order 4 | |
1878,"In inverse proportion, believes that if one variable is a reciprocal, the other variable will be the reciprocal as well. " | |
1879,Believes midpoint of an interval is used rather than total frequency to calculate the sector angle for a pie chart | |
1880,Mixes up greater than and less than symbols | |
1881,Halves when asked to find the cube root | |
1882,Believes square numbers are triangle numbers | |
1883,Uses only the base and perpendicular height when calculating the area of a trapezium | |
1884,Thinks numbers are a multiple of their index | |
1885,Thinks a power raised to a power leads to addition of the powers | |
1886,Does not understand that base angles in an isosceles are equal | |
1887,Adds instead of subtracts when asked to find the difference | |
1888,Does not know the information each vertical line of a box plot represents | |
1889,Believes f(x - a) translates the function up a units | |
1890,Thinks the multiplication sign means to add | |
1891,Believes they can cross-cancel before flipping the second fraction when dividing fractions | |
1892,Does not recognise the sin graph | |
1893,"Believes the y intercept is given by the difference between the x and y coordinates of any point on the line, not just the point (0, c) " | |
1894,Confuses the part and the whole in missing number subtraction problems | |
1895,Does not realise that all circles are similar | |
1896,"When finding the gradient from the equation of a line in the form ax + by = c, believes b/a is the gradient" | |
1897,Confuses vertically opposite angles and angles around a point | |
1898,"When adding decimals, just adds the digits and ignores place value" | |
1899,Thinks the missing length has to be half the length of the side given | |
1900,Thinks two variables next to each other represent addition | |
1901,Subtracted base numbers as well as powers | |
1902,Gets the minutes and hours the wrong way around | |
1903,Thinks all lines on a net will form edges in 3D | |
1904,Believes the numbers in factorising should multiply to give the coefficient of x and add to give the constant | |
1905,Believes that when finding bounds you round to the nearest whole number | |
1906,Gives 3-letter angle notation in the wrong order | |
1907,Believes an interior angle in a regular polygon can be found using 360 subtract (180 over number of sides) | |
1908,Ignores numerical terms when setting up an equation from a question | |
1909,Does not consider the denominator when adding/ subtracting fractions. Adds/subtracts the numerator and makes the denominator the one with the highest value. | |
1910,Confuses relative frequency and expected frequency | |
1911,Only multiplies second term in the expansion of a bracket | |
1912,Gives the probability out of the number of non-successes rather than the total | |
1913,"Gives the smallest whole when asked for the smallest fraction shaded, presented visually" | |
1914,Converts fraction to percentage by multiplying the denominator by 10 | |
1915,When multiplying mixed numbers thinks they add the integers | |
1916,"When subtracting fractions, subtracts the numerators and multiplies the denominators" | |
1917,Confuses the meaning of parallel and perpendicular | |
1918,Does not fully simplify ratio | |
1919,Believes that a fractional index also means you need to find the reciprocal | |
1920,Forgotten that anything to the power of 0 equals 1 | |
1921,Does not understand laws of indices | |
1922,Gets the dividend and divisor the wrong way round when doing long division | |
1923,Thinks a greater range means more consistent data | |
1924,Believes that a number divided by itself equals 0 | |
1925,Believes nth term rules for patterns must be given in standard an + b form | |
1926,"Believes you use the half of the base length to find the area of an isosceles triangle, following using it to find the perpendicular height" | |
1927,Does not know the definition of a prism | |
1928,Mixes up the numerator and denominator | |
1929,Does not understand the concept of inverse operations in algebra | |
1930,Believes it's ok to change the scale on an axis for the negative values | |
1931,Believes the opposite side is where the adjacent side is in a right angled triangle | |
1932,Counts partial symbols as if they were whole on pictograms | |
1933,Believes that the reciprocal of a number is equal to that number (1/x = x) | |
1934,Multiplied by the scale factor rather than divided in direct proportion problems | |
1935,"Divides length of original by length of image to find scale factor, rather than image by original." | |
1936,Believes the integer can be written before or after the surd eg. 3√2 = √2 3 | |
1937,Believes subtracting a positive number from a negative number makes the answer less negative | |
1938,Ignores zeros when giving the value of an integer | |
1939,Difficulty with translating a mathematical answer into a real world context | |
1940,Believes a kite has bisecting diagonals | |
1941,"Confuses the order of operations, believes subtraction comes before multiplication " | |
1942,Chooses the wrong 3 letters to describe an angle | |
1943,Includes the intersection of a Venn diagram when asked to find the value of a set only | |
1944,Confuses the radius with the radius squared in the equation of a circle | |
1945,Believes an upward slope on a distance-time graph means the movement has stopped | |
1946,Believes numbers are divisible by numbers which sum to their factors | |
1947,Writes more than three repeated symbols next to each other in Roman numerals | |
1948,Believes the inverse of square rooting is doubling | |
1949,"Believes reflection in y=-x switches the signs of the coordinates, but not their numbers" | |
1950,forgets to include the common factors when calculating the lowest common multiple | |
1951, Does not believe that a negative multiple of a vector is in the opposite direction | |
1952,Confuses class width and frequency when calculating frequency density | |
1953,Makes an assumption about line segments being equal within a shape | |
1954,Divides when converting to a smaller unit | |
1955,Thinks that a percentage can be converted to a fraction using a denominator of 10 | |
1956,Doubles side length for similar shape instead of using correct scale factor | |
1957,"Reads 10,000 as 1000" | |
1958,"Believes the smaller number is always subtracted from the larger, regardless of the order of the calculation" | |
1959,Does not know that a solid is a 3D shape | |
1960,Does not realise that the sum of the two shorter sides must be greater than the third side for it to be a possible triangle | |
1961,Fails to identify mirror line | |
1962,Doesn't take into account cost when calculating expected return/profit | |
1963,Performs subtraction right to left if priority order means doing a calculation to the right first | |
1964,Estimates obtuse angles as 90 degrees or less | |
1965,Thinks you need to just add a % sign to a decimal to convert to a percentage | |
1966,Finds the median instead of the mean | |
1967,Counts a side length more than once when counting perimeter due to not marking a starting point | |
1968,Mixes up width and height of a rectangle | |
1969,Mixes up square numbers and even numbers | |
1970,Confuses isosceles and right angle triangles | |
1971,Confuses the inverse operations of addition and subtraction when rearranging equations | |
1972,Subtracts rather than multiplies when answering worded problems | |
1973,Divides instead of multiplies when converting a decimal to a percentage | |
1974,Believes the gradient of a line is the root of its equation | |
1975,Does not understand the question | |
1976,"When multiplying a fraction by an integer, multiplies both numerator and denominator by the integer" | |
1977,Confuses section and whole when using a bar model | |
1978,Subtracts instead of adds when answering worded problems | |
1979,"Believes that they can reverse a percentage increase by decreasing the new value by the same percentage, and vice versa" | |
1980,"When multiplying fractions, adds the numerators and the denominators" | |
1981,Does not know how to compare decimal numbers | |
1982,"When asked to find data points above a certain value, gives the number of data points below this value" | |
1983,"When dividing involving a multiple of 10, gives an answer 10 times smaller than it should be " | |
1984,Adds when calculating volume instead of multiplying | |
1985,Has multiplied base by slant height and perpendicular height to find area of a triangle | |
1986,"When writing ratio from diagram, writes total as one side" | |
1987,"When completing the square in the form (x - a)^2 + b, believes b = the original constant" | |
1988,Rounds up instead of down | |
1989,Believes a coordinate cannot be placed beyond the bounds of the grid shown | |
1990,Fails to reflect across mirror line | |
1991,Assumes any variable in a sum on the numerator can be divided by the denominator | |
1992,Believes extreme values can affect the mode | |
1993,Believes total in a grouped table is found by counting rows | |
1994,"When completing the square in the form (x - a)^2 + b, believes b = -a^2 regardless of the original constant" | |
1995,Mixes up shortest and longest when ordering times | |
1996,Only includes fully shaded squares when counting area | |
1997,Believes vertically opposite angles sum to 180 degrees | |
1998,"When finding which term represents the median, thinks you divide the total number of terms by 2" | |
1999,Does not interpret the correct order of operations from a worded problem | |
2000,Believes multiplying by 0.1 is the same as multiplying by 10 | |
2001,"When solving an equation, subtracts instead of multiplying" | |
2002,"When dividing a decimal by an integer, divides by the wrong power of 10 when reinserting the decimal." | |
2003,Believes multiply all numbers in a prime factor venn diagram gives the value of one sets number | |
2004,Confuses frequency polygons with cumulative frequency diagrams | |
2005,Multiplies all given dimensions when calculating the length of the hypotenuse in a right angled triangle | |
2006,Believes the mean is total divided by sum of categories given | |
2007,Believes the number of vertices on a 3D shape match those of the 2D cross section | |
2008,"When substiting into an algebraic term, raises the coefficient to the power of the variable rather than multiplying the coefficient and the variable.." | |
2009,"Assumes they add all values in a worded problem, thereby not interpreting the problem correctly" | |
2010,Does not understand power notation | |
2011,"When simplifying surds, leaves the square root of the biggest square number under the root and puts the other number on the outside" | |
2012,When reading a dash on a number line does not take into account the number at the start or the width of each division | |
2013,"When drawing a histogram, thinks you plot cumulative frequency on the horizontal axis" | |
2014,Believes if a point is reflected in the line x=a then the x coordinate of the point will become 'a' | |
2015,Forgot to square both parts of the fraction | |
2016,Believes the nth term of a descending sequence will have a positive coefficient of n | |
2017,Mixes up square rooting and multiplying by 2 or doubling | |
2018,Thinks a divide and a negative sign next to each other makes a minus | |
2019,"When there's a negative sign in the question, thinks the answer must be negative" | |
2020,"When simplifying surds, does not use the largest square number to simplify" | |
2021,Does not recognise when a fraction can be simplified | |
2022," | |
Has incorrect belief about the meaning of ""expression""" | |
2023,Thinks when finding a percentage you divide by the percentage being asked | |
2024,Confuses the variable and frequency columns in a frequency table | |
2025,Does not realise a triangular prism is a 3D shape | |
2026,Reflects instead of rotates | |
2027,Believes that an + b is still a multiple of a | |
2028,"When writing a number between zero and one in standard form, thinks the power is the negative of the number of decimal places" | |
2029,Believes non-unit multiples of vectors can be the same length | |
2030,Believes that fractions with larger denominators are greater in size | |
2031,Misremembers the exact values of trigonometric functions at standard angles | |
2032,Believes the gradient of a distance-time graph is the acceleration | |
2033,Rounds to the wrong degree of accuracy (1 decimal place rather than nearest whole number) | |
2034,Finds an equivalent improper fraction when asked for a mixed number | |
2035,"When reading integers on a number line, assumes each dash is 10" | |
2036,Identified the interior not exterior angle at a point | |
2037,Believes switching the gradient and y-intercept gives a parallel line | |
2038,Believes a common denominator can only be the lowest common multiple | |
2039,Thinks you need to just add a % sign to a number to make it a percentage | |
2040,Has estimated the length of the missing side length by looking at the image rather than calculating it | |
2041,Fails to reflect across reflection line without a diagram | |
2042,Can not square root a negative number | |
2043,Selects y>a solutions instead of y<a solutions for a quadratic inequality | |
2044,Does not know the units column is before the decimal point | |
2045,Writes a variable to the power of n as nx | |
2046,"When collecting like terms, treats subtractions as if they are additions" | |
2047,Believes infinite gradient is not possible in real life. | |
2048,Has not noticed the difference between 'subtract' and 'subtract from' | |
2049,Believes a gap of 2 is a gap of 1 on a numberline | |
2050,Does not recognise a unit of length | |
2051,Does not correctly apply the commutative property of multiplication | |
2052,Believes all numbers written in standard form must be smaller than any numbers written in ordinary form | |
2053,"When reading integers on a number line, assumes each dash is 1" | |
2054,Believes the number of jumps between two numbers on a numberline represents the sum of those 2 numbers | |
2055,"When multiplying a decimal by an integer, ignores decimal point and just multiplies the digits" | |
2056,"When calculating surface area, only includes visible faces" | |
2057,Thinks that the scale on axes has to match with the number of squares | |
2058,Assumes there are only 2 terms in the nth term formula for a quadratic sequence | |
2059,Ignores unlabelled angles when applying angle sum rules | |
2060,"When solving simultaneous equations graphically, they think the solutions are the x or y intercepts" | |
2061,"Believes that when converting ratio to fractions, the denominator is the difference between the parts of the ratio" | |
2062,Believes you multiply all of the values given when using the capture-recapture sampling method | |
2063,"When calculating volume expressed in cubes, counts the faces of all the cubes" | |
2064,"Finds the range of possible values of the variable, rather than the range of recorded values" | |
2065,Believes when calculating a probability the denominator will be the total of one of the criteria rather than the overall total that is required (gives a given that answer) | |
2066,Does not know multiplying by a unit fraction is equivalent to: dividing by its denominator value | |
2067,Thinks there are 10000ml in a litre | |
2068,"Does not know that to factorise a quadratic expression, to find two numbers that add to give the coefficient of the x term, and multiply to give the non variable term | |
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2069,"Believes if there are two numbers with the same frequency, there isn't a mode" | |
2070,"Believes that when factorising a quadratic equation with a coefficient of x squared, the two constants in the brackets are still the solutions of the equation with opposite signs" | |
2071,Shares equally instead of in given ratio | |
2072,Confuses formulae for area of triangle and area of rectangle | |
2073,Converts a fraction to a decimal by placing all values of the fraction after the decimal point | |
2074,"When describing the relationship between the parts in a ratio, replaces the : with a decimal point to say how many times bigger a part is than the other" | |
2075,Misunderstands mixed number notation | |
2076,Believes an algebraic term with the same coefficient as the value of a constant term can be subtracted to give zero | |
2077,"Believes that when eliminating a variable, if the signs of the terms with matching coefficients are different, we subtract the equations." | |
2078,Simplifies a fraction by adding or subtracting the same amount from the numerator and denominator | |
2079,Believes that points on an axis have equal x and y coordinates | |
2080,Confuses the y-intercept with the turning point of a curve | |
2081,Thinks there are 7 hours in 1 day | |
2082,"When multiplying a surd by an integer, multiplies the integer with the number under the surd" | |
2083,Thinks y =1 is the y axis | |
2084,"When multiplying numbers with different bases, multiplies the powers and multiplies the base numbers." | |
2085,Adds instead of multiplies when multiplying algebraic terms | |
2086,"When calculating volume expressed in cubes, counts only the squares on one face" | |
2087,Multiplies before applying a power | |
2088,"When multiplying variables, thinks they add coefficients as well as powers" | |
2089,"When asked to find a scale factor, assumes direction of enlargement does not matter" | |
2090,Finds the area of the whole grid instead of the shaded shape | |
2091,Thinks depth always goes front to back in a diagram of a 3D shape | |
2092,Error finding percentage value after finding 1% | |
2093,Thinks the fraction bar means subtract rather than divide | |
2094,Confuses all possible outcomes with options available | |
2095,"When reading graph, chooses nearest marked value on axis instead of reading accurately" | |
2096,When adding negatives believes that they can just add their absolute values and add a negative sign to the answer | |
2097,Confuses prime factors and factors | |
2098,Multiplies all terms together when simplifying an expression | |
2099,Believes negative powers in standard form have the same impact as positive powers | |
2100,Divides rather than multiplies when answering worded problems | |
2101,Believes we move down a number line when we add | |
2102,Believes adjacent sides of a rhombus are always perpendicular | |
2103,Believes h in the formula for area of a trapezium stands for half the sum of the parallel sides | |
2104,Thinks that only the angles need to be the same for a polygon to be regular | |
2105,Has used slant height and base to find area rather than perpendicular height and base | |
2106,"When asked to find an angle given in three letter convention, thinks the angle you want to find will be located at the vertex labelled with the last letter" | |
2107,"Student thinks that negative decimals behave the same as positive decimals when positioning a decimal between two consecutive negative integers, placing the decimal with a greater absolute value to the right. " | |
2108,"Believes if a circle is divided into n equal sectors, the angles at the centre will each be n degrees" | |
2109,Counts on in the wrong direction on a number line | |
2110,Identifies a common multiple of two numbers when asked to consider a common multiple of three numbers | |
2111,"Believes you do not include an ""other"" category when finding a total frequency" | |
2112,Does not understand how to find percentages of an amount | |
2113,Confuses the equations of vertical and horizontal lines | |
2114,"When completing the square, believes a coefficient of x^2 does not affect the value of the constant inside the bracket" | |
2115,Believes any of the angles can be used in the trigonometric formula for area of a triangle | |
2116,Does not round up when an answer is non-sensical in a real-life context | |
2117,Thinks that all angles anywhere along a straight line add to 180 | |
2118,Struggles to visualise elevations of 3D shapes | |
2119,Ignores the negative sign | |
2120,Believes they do not have to say the point when reading a decimal aloud | |
2121,Believes angles on a straight line add to 100 degrees | |
2122,Thinks two letters next to each other is a division | |
2123,Divided by 100 rather than 10 | |
2124,Cannot identify a fraction on a number line | |
2125,"When multiplying a multiple of 10, just multiplies the non-zero digits" | |
2126,Miscounts when subtracting over zero | |
2127,Thinks the gradient of a line includes the variable x | |
2128,Believes a common denominator must always be the two denominators multiplied together | |
2129,Increases by the given percentage rather than finding the percentage of an amount | |
2130,"Does not know the meaning of the word ""sum""" | |
2131,"When multiplying out 2 or more brackets, does not multiply all the combinations of terms" | |
2132,Thinks there are 100m and a km | |
2133,"When dividing a decimal by a multiple of 10, just divides the fractional place values " | |
2134,when multiplying fractions multiplies by the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction instead | |
2135,Thinks positive or negative sign affects the term before it | |
2136,"When finding the square root of a decimal, ignores place value" | |
2137,Does not know what dashes on the sides of shapes mean | |
2138,Does not understand a percentage can be applied to something not out of 100 | |
2139,"When finding the nth term rule for a quadratic sequence, believes that the coefficient of n is half the second difference" | |
2140,Believes division is carried out before a power | |
2141,Believes that 'zero' is read as the letter 'O' | |
2142,"Does not know that to factorise a quadratic expression, to find two numbers that add to give the coefficient of the x term, and multiply to give the non variable term | |
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2143,Adds instead of multiplying when expanding bracket | |
2144,Believes a number written in standard form cannot have a lot of decimal places | |
2145,Believes an upward slope on a distance-time graph means travelling back towards the starting point. | |
2146,Believes the line y = mx - c will cross the y axis at c | |
2147,Believes they should multiply each numerator by its original denominator when adding/subtracting fractions | |
2148,"When simplifying, thinks they write 0 in front of a negative number in the final answer, instead of just writing the negative number" | |
2149,Converted seconds to minutes instead of seconds to hours | |
2150,Does not know the 6 timestable | |
2151,Thinks you cannot find the range if there are an even number of values | |
2152,Believes every number is the mode when you have data with no mode | |
2153,Thinks the category with the most common bar height is the mode | |
2154,Thinks finding a fraction of an amount means subtracting from that amount | |
2155,"Reflects in an axis, instead of the given mirror line" | |
2156,Thinks alternate angles are always equal | |
2157,"Believes that when eliminating a variable, if the signs of the terms with matching coefficients are the same, we do the operation matching the sign (+ if positive, - if negative)" | |
2158,Multiplies rather than divides when answering worded problems | |
2159,Believes the fx column for calculating mean is value/frequency | |
2160,"In repeated percentage change, believes the second change is only a percentage of the first change, without including the original" | |
2161,Confuses octagon and hexagon | |
2162,"When rounding to decimal places and the only digits after the decimal point will be zeros, just gives the integer as the answer." | |
2163,Attempts to simplify ratio by subtracting from both sides | |
2164,Believes a number written in standard form is smaller than another number written in standard form if the number between 1 and 10 is smaller | |
2165,Thinks that we cannot calculate the range of negative numbers | |
2166,Adds up the variable column when asked for total frequency | |
2167,"When a subtraction of one positive number from another, results in a negative answer, they believe the answer is the sum of those 2 numbers with a negative sign put in front." | |
2168,Assumes a 1:1 conversion ratio between different currencies | |
2169,Believes that prime numbers can have more than two factors | |
2170,Subtracts numerators when dividing fractions with a common denominator | |
2171,Uses the total as the numerator of the fraction rather than the denominator. | |
2172,Subtracts instead of adding when asked to find a total | |
2173,Does not realise that division can be used to find the missing value in a multiplication problem | |
2174,Believes a parallelogram cannot have right angles | |
2175,"Mixes up squaring and multiplying by 2 or doubling, and not square rooted" | |
2176,Confuses objective and subjective | |
2177,Does not know that a reflection would not change the size of the shape | |
2178,Believes mixed numbers cannot be simplified | |
2179,Assumes that an arrow on a number line starts at zero | |
2180,Divides instead of multiplies when calculating total frequency | |
2181,Performs addition ahead of subtraction | |
2182,Believes given two sides and one angle of a triangle there are multiple ways to draw the triangle | |
2183,Confuses consecutive and prime numbers | |
2184,Believes the equation of a straight line is y=-mx+c | |
2185,Believes negative numbers with a larger absolute value are greater | |
2186,Thinks the missing length has to be half the length of the opposite side | |
2187,"When multiplying a decimal less than 1 by an integer, gives an answer 100 times smaller than it should be" | |
2188,"Does not understand that enlargements can make shapes make shapes bigger, smaller and the same size" | |
2189,Believes isosceles triangles cannot have right angles | |
2190,Denominator used for other parts rather than total parts | |
2191,When writing a number as a percentage of another number gets them the wrong way around | |
2192,Does not know you can find the mean from a pictogram | |
2193,Confuses tangent and circumference | |
2194,Assumes the scale is the same when comparing two similar diagrams | |
2195,Does not know the definition of a prime number | |
2196,Believes the number of bars gives the total on a bar chart | |
2197,Thinks you multiply parallel sides to find the area of a trapezium | |
2198,Finds the mode instead of the median | |
2199,Divides by the numerator and multiplies by the denominator when finding a fraction of an amount | |
2200,Believes that when dividing an integer by a power of 10 you add zeroes after the decimal point | |
2201,Does not know the definition of a composite number | |
2202,Thinks we have to add the base numbers as well as the powers when multiplying indices | |
2203,Lines up the digits incorrectly when doing a subtraction involving two numbers with a different amount of digits | |
2204,Believes the area of a rectangle is calculated by length add width | |
2205,Thinks the largest number in a stem and leaf diagram comes from the first leaf next to the largest stem | |
2206,Added the values together instead of finding the percentage | |
2207,Believes we can categorise data as primary or secondary without knowing the source | |
2208,"When writing ratio, writes total as one side" | |
2209,Confuses an expression with a variable | |
2210,Ignores colours or design on shape when looking for symmetry | |
2211,Believes interquartile range is the sum of the lower and upper quartiles | |
2212,Mixes up smallest and largest when ordering fractions | |
2213,Assumes regular shape refers only to a square | |
2214,"Thinks that in the equation y=a, a is the gradient" | |
2215,Does not recognise when to find a factor from a worded question | |
2216,Believes the mean from grouped data something divided by the sum of the midpoint values | |
2217,Thinks subtracting a negative makes your answer smaller | |
2218,Assumes that opposite angles are equal in a quadrilateral | |
2219,"Believes any co-interior angles are supplementary, not just those in parallel lines" | |
2220,Mixes up term in a sequence and position of a term | |
2221,Has made an order of operations mistake when writing a formula from a given situation | |
2222,Out by 10 when subtracting | |
2223,"When dividing fractions, divides the denominators by each other" | |
2224,Does not recall larger square numbers | |
2225,Thinks signs are interchangeable when adding or subtracting positive and negative numbers | |
2226,Incorrect use of scale on a diagram | |
2227,Subtracts rather than adds when using Pythagoras to find the hypotenuse | |
2228,Does not know what a Fibonacci sequence is | |
2229,Believes the mean is something divided by total | |
2230,substitutes incorrectly | |
2231,Thinks cross section of a prism can be any face | |
2232,Thinks that perpendicular lines do not meet at 90 degrees | |
2233,Thinks the reciprocal of a fraction is what number adds to that fraction to make one whole. | |
2234,Forgets to change the numerators when finding equivalent fractions | |
2235,Gives the first significant figure when asked for the second | |
2236,Does not know that co-interior angles sum to 180 degrees | |
2237,"Thinks the more digits a number has the greater it is, regardless of place value" | |
2238,Divides rather than multiplies when scaling up in direct proportion problems | |
2239,Thinks there are 50 weeks in a year | |
2240,"When factorising a quadratic with a non-unit coefficient of x squared, believes that coefficient will be in front of both x terms in the factorised form" | |
2241,Confuses triangular prism with pyramid | |
2242,Converts a fraction to a decimal by placing the denominator after the decimal point | |
2243,Believes quartiles are at 1/4 and 3/4 through the range of the data | |
2244,"Thinks there are 10,000g in a kilogram" | |
2245,"When using the formula to solve a quadratic equation, believes that a, b and c are always taken from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd terms, respectively, of the quadratic. " | |
2246,Answers as if there are 10 seconds in a minute when changing from seconds to minutes | |
2247,Does not understand that a number is divisible by the factors of its factors | |
2248,Halves when asked to find the square root | |
2249,Confuses calculations for cumulative frequency and estimated total from a grouped frequency table | |
2250,Believes the difference between triangle numbers remains the same | |
2251,Chooses the correct scale when measuring angles on a protractor but starts from the wrong number when the angle is in between two labelled dashes | |
2252,Believes you multiply the constant difference by the term number to get the term value | |
2253,Believes the position number in a sequence does not have to be an integer | |
2254,Removes the decimal point when asked to round a decimal to a whole number | |
2255,Believes you subtract the number caught second from the estimated population to find the number marked first when using the capture-recapture method | |
2256,Believes the constant in an expanded quadratic comes from adding the two numbers in the brackets | |
2257,Believes you always reduce the numerator and denominator by 1 when writing the probability for a second pick without replacement on a tree diagram | |
2258,Believes when writing a number in standard form as an ordinary number you write any digits in the base (omitting the decimal point) and do not account for the power of 10 | |
2259,Believes the mean is something divided by the sum of the categories given | |
2260,Identifies a multiple of a number but not a common multiple of a group of numbers | |
2261,Believes if shapes have rotational symmetry they must have line symmetry | |
2262,Gets order of ratio wrong | |
2263,Does not understand the root power of 4 | |
2264,"When subtracting a power of 10, subtracts from the wrong column" | |
2265,Thinks that probabilities of an event occurring or not occurring must be equal | |
2266,Believes angles around a point sum to 180 | |
2267,Chooses an incorrect point on the object when describing a 90 or 270 degree rotation | |
2268,Thinks the x coordinate of a point on the y axis is 1 | |
2269,"When finding the distance between coordinates, includes the starting number" | |
2270,"In a function machine, confuses an operation with the input" | |
2271,"When solving a problem that requires an inverse operation (e.g. missing number problems), does the original operation" | |
2272,"When dividing involving a multiple of 10, gives an answer 10 times bigger than it should be " | |
2273,Subtracts instead of divides | |
2274,"When dividing variables, thinks they subtract coefficients as well as powers" | |
2275,Believes midpoint calculation is just half of the difference | |
2276,Has considered the percentage rather than the percentage of the amount | |
2277,"When factorising into double brackets, finds the correct values for the non variable terms but swops the plus and minus sign" | |
2278,Subtracts rather than divides when answering worded problems | |
2279,Adds rather than multiplies when using the product rule for counting | |
2280,"Believes change in y for gradient is always calculated from the origin, regardless of the y-intercept of the line" | |
2281,Does not understand which months are in the Spring | |
2282,"Believes that in y=mx+c, m is the y-intercept" | |
2283,"When finding the missing length on similar shapes, just finds the difference between the given lengths" | |
2284,When asked for a specific term in a sequence just gives the next term | |
2285,"In a function machine, confuses the first operation and the input" | |
2286,Believes the length of the line in a velocity time graph gives the distance (rather than the area underneath that line). | |
2287,Believes multiplying together all prime factors gives the highest common factor | |
2288,"When multiplying decimals, does not realize that the order and position of the digits (relative to each other) has to remain constant." | |
2289,Confuses the signs for straight lines as being dashes | |
2290,Uses the same value for both coordinates | |
2291,"When solving simultaneous equations, thinks they can't multiply each equation by a different number" | |
2292,Does not understand that factors are divisors which split the number into equal groups | |
2293,Thinks the orientation of the side view does not matter when identifying the direction of view | |
2294,Believes that Mid point multiplied by the Frequency in a grouped frequency table gives the frequency for that group. | |
2295,Believes probabilities can be greater than 1 | |
2296,Believes Fibonacci numbers are triangle numbers | |
2297,Believes total frequency in a table is found by counting rows | |
2298,Mixes up smallest and greatest when ordering positive integers | |
2299,Believes any sample gives an equal chance of selection | |
2300,Forgets to include a marked right angle when performing angle calculations | |
2301,"Believes the equation of a horizontal line is in the form x = ay, where a is the y intercept" | |
2302,Believes lines inside the shape are included when finding perimeter | |
2303,"When asked to find data points below a certain value, gives the number of data points above this value" | |
2304,"Believes that Mid-point x Frequency in a grouped frequency table gives an accurate total, rather than an estimate." | |
2305,Ignores place value when adding a whole number and a decimal | |
2306,"Applies BIDMAS in strict order (does not realize addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division, are of equal priority)" | |
2307,Thinks you can divide the variables and the numerical values by different numbers when simplifying an algebraic fraction | |
2308,Converts a fraction to a decimal by placing a decimal point between the numerator and denominator | |
2309,Thinks they can just give the probability of the first event for a combined probability | |
2310,Does not know how to find the gradient of a straight line from two points | |
2311,Divides rather than adds when answering worded problems | |
2312,Thinks congruent shapes are the same shape but can be different sizes | |
2313,Mixes up discrete and continuous data types | |
2314,Multiplies instead of divides to find one part given the total | |
2315,Confuses negative and positive correlation | |
2316,Mixes up squaring and multiplying by 2 or doubling | |
2317,"When asked for the next term in the sequence subtracts one from the last term given, despite the sequence not going down in ones." | |
2318,Has used the wrong data point on the graph | |
2319,subtracts the highest from the lowest when calculating the range | |
2320,Subtracts rather than divides when scaling down in direct proportion problems | |
2321,does not know the meaning of the word digit | |
2322,Believes a percentage of a number will be a multiple of the percentage | |
2323,"When ordering decimals, believes the decimal point is not relevant" | |
2324,Believes the y-intercept of a line is the root of its equation | |
2325,Believes data implies equal chance of selection | |
2326,Multiplies rather than adds | |
2327,Does not understand that a space can be used to separate the thousands column from the hundreds column | |
2328,"When using the capture-recapture method, believes the number caught second is the numerator and the number marked second is the denominator" | |
2329,Thinks the remainder is the difference between the dividend and the next biggest multiple | |
2330,Rounds incorrectly by changing multiple place values | |
2331,Believes the angle in a pie chart sector is equal to the frequency | |
2332,Uses slant height instead of perpendicular height to find area of a trapezium | |
2333,Thinks there are 10 million mm in 1 km | |
2334,Does not know that angles around a point sum to 360 | |
2335,"When multiplying decimals, multiplies rather than divides when reinserting the decimal." | |
2336,Confuses co-interior and corresponding angles | |
2337,"Struggles to visualise how an object will look in 3D when given a plan view, front and side elevation" | |
2338,Believes the lower quartile is the lowest value in a list | |
2339,Believes that reciprocals are undefined for negative numbers | |
2340,Does not recognise when to find a multiple from a worded question | |
2341,Does not know how to calculate the sum of interior angles | |
2342,Believes they add the conversion factor when converting between units | |
2343,Believes total frequency in a table is given by the sum of the categories given | |
2344,"When counting partial symbols on pictogram, uses the fraction rather than the amount it represents" | |
2345,Counts half-squares as full squares when calculating area on a square grid | |
2346,"When subtracting decimals with a different number of decimal places, lines up the digits incorrectly" | |
2347,Believes class width divided by frequency density gives frequency in a histogram | |
2348,Believes the number of edges on a 3D shape match those of the 2D cross section | |
2349,Forgets that a number divided by itself is 1 | |
2350,"When multiplying a decimal less than 1 by an integer, gives an answer 10 times bigger than it should be" | |
2351,Believes to find the angle for a pie chart sector you calculate 360 divided by the frequency of that sector | |
2352,Writes the index as a digit on the end of a number | |
2353,Does not divide by 2 when calculating the area of a trapezium | |
2354,"When describing a translation, identifies the correct number of jumps but mixes up the directions ." | |
2355,Does not know how to find order of rotational symmetry | |
2356,Thinks a difference of one part in a ratio means the quantities will differ by one unit | |
2357,Thinks sign for parallel lines just means opposite | |
2358,Believes even numbers can have odd multiples | |
2359,Believes division is commutative | |
2360,Thinks the scale factor is found by adding the lengths of two corresponding sides together | |
2361,Believes a fraction out of a number other than 100 represents a percentage | |
2362,Believes angles on a straight line add to 360 degrees | |
2363,Assumes fractions with prime numerators cannot be simplified | |
2364,Believes all possible outcomes must have equal probability | |
2365,Confuses vertically opposite angles with angles on a straight line | |
2366,Mixes up the words “to” and “past” when telling the time | |
2367,Confuses dependent and mutually exclusive events | |
2368,Converts a fraction to a percentage by placing a decimal point between the numerator and denominator | |
2369,Does not know protractor should be positioned with one side of the angle at 0 | |
2370,Uses angles on a straight line in the wrong context | |
2371,Believes a direct proportion graph is a horizontal line | |
2372,"Believes that when factorising a quadratic with a coefficient of x squared, the two constants in the brackets still add to give the coefficient of x" | |
2373,Does not understand parts must be equal in a fraction diagram | |
2374,Believes a quarter of 2 is 0.25 | |
2375,Does not equate the value of a number with the place value column it is in | |
2376,"When finding the nth term of a linear sequence, thinks the the first term is the coefficient in front of n." | |
2377,Does not know the definition of term or term-to-term rule | |
2378,Divides total amount by each side of the ratio instead of dividing by the sum of the parts | |
2379,Unable to equate two divisions with a single division | |
2380,Believes f(x) - a translates the function up a units | |
2381,"Confuses the lower bound and upper bound, and writes the lower bound as a value that would end in recurring 9's, for example" | |
2382,Believes that y = m +cx is the equation of a straight line | |
2383,When multiplying by 1 gives an answer of 1 (for a number other than 1) | |
2384,"When simplifying surds, does not square root the largest square number that goes into the number under the surd before putting it in front of the surd" | |
2385,Thinks that the lower and upper bound for a truncated number can be found in the same was as when it has been rounded | |
2386,Believes there is a multiplicative relationship between values of terms in a linear sequence e.g. 10th term is double 5th term | |
2387,"When finding a fraction of a fraction, divided by the whole fraction instead of the denominator" | |
2388,Uses formula for area of a parallelogram when finding the area of a trapezium | |
2389,"When using a function machine, confuses the input and the output." | |
2390,"Believes rounding to 1 significant figure means rounding to the nearest integer, regardless of the value of the number" | |
2391,"Believes the median is the middle category in a table, ignoring the frequencies" | |
2392,Rounds to the wrong degree of accuracy (rounds too much) | |
2393,Believes the midpoint of grouped data is equivalent to the group width | |
2394,Does not know the properties of an equilateral triangle | |
2395,"When asked for the value of a digit, just gives the digit" | |
2396,Adds a zero onto the end of units multiplied by units when solving multiplication problems using the grid method | |
2397,Does not realise we can find a missing length if we know the base of a parallelogram and its area. | |
2398,Thinks you can divide terms by different factors when simplifying an algebraic fraction | |
2399,"when dividing a fraction by an integer, both multiplies the denominator and divides the denominator" | |
2400,"Believes that if the numerators of 2 fractions are equal then the fractions are equal, regardless of the denominator" | |
2401,Answers as if there are 60 hours in a day | |
2402,"When asked for the value of a digit, gives an answer 10 times too small" | |
2403,Believes the columns in a base are multiples not powers of the base | |
2404,"When using the capture-recapture method of sampling, believes you multiply the number marked first by the number marked second to get the best estimate of population size" | |
2405,Arithmetic error when dividing by 8 | |
2406,"When multiplying a fraction by an integer, believes the integer will become the denominator of the fraction" | |
2407,Believes an arithmetic sequence can have a common second difference rather than first difference | |
2408,Does not realise that subtracting a larger number will give a smaller answer | |
2409,Believes you place the digits next to each other for a multiplication sample space diagram | |
2410,Believes an outlier has to be a whole number | |
2411,"When multiplying large numbers, splits numbers into addends rather than factors" | |
2412,Does not understand which place value is the one that determines if a number rounds up or down | |
2413,"When finding the value of a number given in roman numerals, adds the value of all letters together without considering the position of the letter." | |
2414,Believes a variable must remain unknown and cannot be substituted with a value | |
2415,Thinks that square root is found by dividing by 4 | |
2416,Finds the difference in a coordinate pair rather than the midpoint | |
2417,Does not use the associative property of multiplication to find other factors of a number | |
2418,Believes the universal set symbol means any elements not within a circle. | |
2419,Combines digits instead of applying the mathematical function | |
2420,Thinks direct proportion rules apply to inverse proportion problems | |
2421,Believes a rectangle has one pair of equal sides | |
2422,Tries to add or subtract unlike terms | |
2423,Confuses isosceles and scalene triangles | |
2424,Believes a line segment can be opposite an axis | |
2425,"Believes both solutions of a quadratic will have the same absolute value, even when the graph is not symmetrical about the y axis" | |
2426,When finding the median from a even dataset does not understand we must find the midpoint of the two values in the middle | |
2427,Does not divide by 2 when finding midpoint | |
2428,"When drawing bar diagram for ratio, shows the total amount as the total of one side" | |
2429,Believes finding a fraction of an amount means multiplying by the denominator | |
2430,Does not consider fractional parts when solving proportion problems | |
2431,"When two digits multiply to 10 or more during a multiplication problem, does not add one to the preceding digit" | |
2432,Does not know the properties of a parallelogram | |
2433,Does not know how to calculate with exchange rates | |
2434,Ignores position/value of midpoint when trying to label a point on scale | |
2435,Reads one point on a time series graph instead of all the values from a given time period | |
2436,Believes the solutions of a quadratic equation are the constants in the factorised form | |
2437,Believes a downward slope on a distance-time graph means travelling away | |
2438,Does not copy a given method accurately | |
2439,Does not understand that removing an outlier will impact the range | |
2440,Finds the circumference instead of the area | |
2441,Thinks multiplying by a number is the same as raising to the power of that number | |
2442,"When calculating a scale factor, multiplies instead of dividing." | |
2443,Thinks y = ? is the x axis | |
2444,"When converting compound measures into different units, thinks you multiply when the unit of the divisor has become smaller" | |
2445,Mixes up squaring and addition | |
2446,Believes the difference between triangle numbers decreases by 1 each time | |
2447,Believes the reciprocal button writes a fraction | |
2448,Cannot evaluate if an estimate is an underestimate or overestimate | |
2449,Done a different calculation to the one given | |
2450,Does not half sum of parallel sides when finding area of a trapezium | |
2451,When multiplying a vector by an integer does not multiply all parts of the vector | |
2452,Believes a parallelogram has one pair of equal sides | |
2453,Believes particular is the term used to describe two lines at right angles | |
2454,Confuses corresponding and alternate angles | |
2455,Tries to apply sohcahtoa to a non right angled triangle | |
2456,Finds the mode rather than the range | |
2457,"When asked for the mean of a list of data, gives the median" | |
2458,Multiplies by the denominator instead of dividing when finding a fraction of an amount | |
2459,Believes alternate angles sum to 180 degrees | |
2460,Does not recognise an example of the angles in same segment theorem | |
2461,"Believes that the larger the dividend, the smaller the answer." | |
2462,Confuses the position of the median with its value | |
2463,"When multiplying an integer by a fraction, believes the numerator of the fraction will become the denominator" | |
2464,"Believes the sides of a rectangle must be horizontal and vertical, not diagonal" | |
2465,Believes reflection in y = -x changes sign of x coordinate only | |
2466,Uses tan when sin is required | |
2467,Does not know the meaning of the word equidistant | |
2468,Does not know that three quarters of a turn is 270 degrees | |
2469,Believes a negative number can be replaced with its positive equivalent when answering an addition problem from a numberline | |
2470,Believes the mode is the most common frequency rather than the highest frequency | |
2471,Believes the range is largest add smallest | |
2472,Does not know how to find the next term in a sequence | |
2473,Has cubed the base number and the power | |
2474,Confuses the square root of the radius with the radius squared in the equation of a circle | |
2475,"When finding the nth term rule for a quadratic sequence, believes they only need to use the first term to calculate the coefficient of n " | |
2476,Does not write the place holder zero when doing column multiplication | |
2477,Thinks there are 30 seconds in a minute | |
2478,Thinks the plan view is from the side of the shape | |
2479,"When factorising into double brackets, believes the product of the constants in the brackets is of the opposite sign to the constant in the expanded equation." | |
2480,Thinks powers with different bases cannot be equal | |
2481,"When multiplying decimals, divides by the wrong power of 10 when reinserting the decimal" | |
2482,Has written something to the power of 1 as 0.1 | |
2483,Believes that a negative sign in the base of a power means you need to find the reciprocal | |
2484,"When converting from an improper fraction to a mixed number, just writes the tens digit as the number of wholes" | |
2485,"Thinks that times just before midnight are ""am"" times" | |
2486,Identifies the wrong two angles as base angles of an isosceles | |
2487,Changes the given operation when substituting | |
2488,Answers order of operations questions with brackets as if the brackets are not there | |
2489,Thinks cube numbers are triangular numbers | |
2490,Assumes Pythagoras' theorem doesn't work if they can spot a pattern between the side lengths | |
2491,"Thinks that in the equation x=a, a is the gradient" | |
2492,Confuses rest and movement on a distance time graph | |
2493,Does not know the properties of a rhombus | |
2494,Does not know the meaning of consecutive | |
2495,Compares sizes of angles on a grid by estimating rather than using the gradient of the lines | |
2496,"Believes composite function notation fg(x) means to multiply the first terms of f and g together, and the second terms of f and g together" | |
2497,Believes f(x - a) translates the function down a units | |
2498,Thinks I can be subtracted from L in Roman numerals | |
2499,Thinks the interior angles of any polygon add up to 180 degrees | |
2500,Believes the gradient of a line is given by an intercept | |
2501,Subtracts rather than multiplies when calculating total frequency | |
2502,Believes a reciprocal equation will have a quadratic graph | |
2503,Believes that a greater percentage represents a greater quantity | |
2504,"Does not realise that two letters together, or a number and letter together, are multiplying" | |
2505,Confuses cl and ml | |
2506,"Believes cumulative frequency is the sum of each class with the previous class, rather than all previous classes" | |
2507,Mistakes unit of speed for unit of time | |
2508,Thinks x = ? is the y axis | |
2509,Mixes up the sets in a Venn diagram | |
2510,Only reads the percentage symbol as applying to the units digit | |
2511,Does not know the properties of a linear graph | |
2512,"Believes when dividing numbers with the same base you divide the powers, rather than subtracting" | |
2513,"When finding the nth term rule for a quadratic sequence, believes that the coefficient of n squared is determined by first differences" | |
2514,Does not cube the conversion factor when converting cubed units | |
2515,Rounds too early in calculation | |
2516,Thinks 3-letter angle notation has to use the nearest vertex on each side of the angle | |
2517,Does not rearrange the Pythagoras' Theorem formula accurately | |
2518,May have made a calculation error using the order of operations | |
2519,Confuses a term with a variable | |
2520,Believes the fraction line represents addition | |
2521,Does not know how to measure reflex angles | |
2522,Believes the total of the circle in a Venn should be included when intersections should be omitted | |
2523,Has added on the power of 1/4 rather than raise to the power of 1/4 | |
2524,Has added the powers rather than multiplying them | |
2525,"When dividing decimals, divides rather than multiplies when reinserting the decimal." | |
2526,Believes a downward line has a positive gradient | |
2527,"Writes a repeated root once, rather than in a squared bracket" | |
2528,Thinks that the perimeter on a square grid is the number of squares surrounding the rectangle | |
2529,Does not think a ton is a unit of mass | |
2530,Subtracts instead of adds when using inverse operations to solve an equation | |
2531,Does not understand that the volume of an enlarged shape is the volume of the original multiplied by the cube of the scale factor of the lengths. | |
2532,Believes order of operations does not affect the answer to a calculation | |
2533,Does not realise that two letters together are multiplying | |
2534,When converting between non standard form and standard form assumes changes to the base will not affect the power | |
2535,Does not add on 180 degrees when using a protractor to measure a reflex angle | |
2536,Misunderstands the capture-recapture method | |
2537,Does not know the definition of a rational number | |
2538,Confuses the value of the variable with cumulative frequency | |
2539,Believes the inverse of square rooting is halving | |
2540,Confuses maximum and minimum | |
2541,"When finding the square root of a decimal, believes the answer should have the same number of decimal places" | |
2542,Believes that dividing by a decimal is the same as dividing by its reciprocal | |
2543,"Believes the frequency represented by a pie chart sector can be judged visually, without considering the total it represents" | |
2544,Confuses reciprocal and exponential graphs | |
2545,Does not know that prime numbers have exactly two factors | |
2546,Confuses the hundreds and tens place value columns | |
2547,Multiplies instead of divides when division is written as a fraction | |
2548,Does not increase the denominator when an item is added in a probability question | |
2549,Believes only the first term needs to be divided when factorising an expression | |
2550,Thinks there are 10m in a km | |
2551,Believes range does not need units | |
2552,"When adding decimals, thinks the answer has to have the same number of decimals as the total in the question" | |
2553,Gives the second significant figure when asked for the first | |
2554,Thinks the diagonal of a square is the same length as the side of the square | |
2555,Does not understand how to find a scale factor | |
2556,Thinks the subtraction sign means multiply | |
2557,Mixes up cubing and squaring | |
2558,"When writing fraction from diagram, writes total as denominator" | |
2559,When dividing numbers with different bases subtracts the powers but divides the base numbers. | |
2560,Confuses the formulas for the perimeter of a sector and the area of a sector | |
2561,"Believes a sample space should show repeated outcomes, not just unique possible outcomes." | |
2562,Confuses the lower and upper bound | |
2563,Believes to complete a part whole model you select a value already given in the model | |
2564,Gives the intersect value of a Venn diagram when asked to find the value of a set only | |
2565,Confuses the hundreds and thousands place value columns | |
2566,"When subtracting a negative number, subtracts the absolute value rather than adding it" | |
2567,Believes they only need to multiply the first pair of terms when expanding a double bracket. | |
2568,Believes all the multiples of a number will also be multiples of its multiples | |
2569,Confuses pentagon and hexagon | |
2570,Confuses interior angles with exterior angles | |
2571,"When dividing numbers with different bases, divides the powers and divides the base numbers." | |
2572,Rotates by the wrong center of rotation (not including the origin) | |
2573,Believes the solution to mx + c = a is the y intercept of y = mx +c | |
2574,Believes that when multiplying by a power of 10 you add zeroes after the decimal point | |
2575,Thinks adding same amount to each side of a ratio gives an equivalent ratio | |
2576,Mixes up square numbers and cube numbers | |
2577,Does not think a square root can be negative | |
2578,"Mixes up sides of a ratio, when working with vectors for line segments." | |
2579,Forgets to add the numerator when converting from a mixed number to an improper fraction | |
2580,Believes degrees can be used to measure length | |
2581,"When factorising a quadratic with a coefficient of x squared, believes the signs and/or positions of the constants are interchangeable" | |
2582,"When multiplying numbers with the same base, multiplies the powers " | |
2583,Does not know what a cube number is | |
2584,Believes that any percentage of a larger number will be greater than any percentage of a smaller number | |
2585,Believes a cubic expression should have three terms | |
2586,Misunderstands order of operations in algebraic expressions | |