8th Grade Students’ Skills In Translating Among Multiple Representations

The aim of this study is to find out 8th grade students’ skills in translating among multiple representations (verbal, table, equation and graph). The research was carried out with 4 8th grade students (3 girls, 1 boy). Case study which is a qualitative research design was used for the study. Data were collected through “Translating Among Multiple Representations Test (TAMRT)” and semi-structured interviews which were developed by researchers. Descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the data. The results of the data indicated that the most difficult translations were from verbal, table and equation representations to graph. The translations from verbal, equation and graph representations to table were the easiest translations for students. Additionally, findings suggest that the students’ mistakes in translating table, equation and graph representations among verbal statements were stemming from lack of students’ writing skills.