Identifying the Elementary Concepts of Algebra and Their Rank Orders Used in I.C.S.E. Examination

Abstract

In this paper, an attempt has been made to identify top forty four elementary concepts of algebra and their rank orders which were used to solve the mathematical problems of two question papers of mathematics of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (I.C.S.E.) Examination (2005 & 2006) of The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (C.I.S.C.E.) through task analysis technique. This study has emphasized to remove the conceptual gaps in mathematics text books. The teachers as well as learners will be benefited in several ways like to diagnose the weakness of the learners, to find the difficult order of these concepts, to emphasize on the learning of these concepts at appropriate grade levels etc. after knowing these elementary concepts.