A bibliometric analysis of scientific articles on mathematics misconceptions

Rana J.Y. Aleifat; Ahmad A.S. Tabieh

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Rana J.Y. Aleifat ¹ ^* , Ahmad A.S. Tabieh ¹

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¹ Middle East University, Amman, JORDAN^* Corresponding Author

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The purpose of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the research published in the field of mathematics misconception from 1947 to 2023, to determine the general knowledge structure and participation in research publication. An analytical approach was used based on Scopus database data. This study used mixed methods; quantitative method to summarize the articles using bibliometric analysis, and qualitative method to analyze the content of the most cited papers on mathematics misconception. The results showed that research publications on mathematics misconceptions have increased over time. The majority of the researchers and educational institutions who published papers about mathematics misconceptions were from the USA, England, and Turkey. The most used keywords were teaching, students, and education. The qualitative analysis identified (23) common mathematics misconceptions, which were grouped into four categories: general mathematics misconception, algebraic mathematics misconception, trigonometric mathematics misconception, and calculus mathematics misconception.

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mathematics misconception
bibliometric analysis
scientific articles

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INT ELECT J MATH ED, Volume 20, Issue 1, February 2025, Article No: em0803

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Aleifat, R. J., & Tabieh, A. A. (2025). A bibliometric analysis of scientific articles on mathematics misconceptions. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 20(1), em0803. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15678

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Aleifat RJ, Tabieh AA. A bibliometric analysis of scientific articles on mathematics misconceptions. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2025;20(1):em0803. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15678

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Aleifat RJ, Tabieh AA. A bibliometric analysis of scientific articles on mathematics misconceptions. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2025;20(1), em0803. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15678

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Aleifat, Rana J.Y., and Ahmad A.S. Tabieh. "A bibliometric analysis of scientific articles on mathematics misconceptions". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2025 20 no. 1 (2025): em0803. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15678

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Aleifat, R. J., and Tabieh, A. A. (2025). A bibliometric analysis of scientific articles on mathematics misconceptions. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 20(1), em0803. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15678

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Aleifat, Rana J.Y. et al. "A bibliometric analysis of scientific articles on mathematics misconceptions". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 20, no. 1, 2025, em0803. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15678