This paper aims to highlight on the students' misconceptions for Tenth Graders in algebra in the United Arab Emirates. The authors explain the importance of algebraic concepts in understanding algebra and other branches of mathematics as well as other related topics. The authors explain how algebraic conceptual errors impair students' performance in mathematics. The authors provided the expected sources of students' conceptual errors. Based on the Algebra Test (AT) and the Face to Face Interview Protocol (FFIP), the authors presented the common algebraic misconceptions that Tenth Graders have in the United Arab Emirates. It was emphasized that conceptual errors must be detected in school algebra and research should be expand to find effective instructional strategies to minimize these felled algebraic misconceptions.
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To Cite this Article: AL-Rababaha, Y., Yew, W. T., & Meng, C. C. (2022). Algebra Misconceptions among Tenth Graders in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 11(1), 703–728.
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