... does not know what the - sign means and / or they have problems showing their method. They could also be visually impaired, which has lead to the mis-reading of the symbol. 4 Question: A learner writes The method used is correct and their working shown is correct for the 'fraction part' of the original question. However, what the learner has failed to remember is that they still need to add the original whole numbers e.g. 1+2=3 onto their final answer, which should be This could have simply been forgotten in haste, or anxiety, or be a sign of an attention deficit disorder or memory difficulties. No. Example of Student Error Possible Cause of the Error 5 Question: What time is it on the clock? A learner writes Quarter past 12 This could again simply have been mis-read in haste or anxiety or could be a sign of a visual deficit e.g. they cannot tell which clock hand is which. ...

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