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The aim of this study is to examine the difficulties experienced by the 8th grade students in learning square root numbers. The research was designed in accordance with the descriptive survey model. The sample of the research was composed of 53 students from 8th grade who were studying in an elementary school in Erzurum province during the 2012-2013 academic year. This 10 open-ended questioned test developed by the researcher as data collection tool was prepared for measuring the misconceptions of the pupils about the square root numbers (Cronbach = 0.79). When the mistakes and misconceptions revealed in data analysis were examined, it was observed that the students did not subject the square root to operation while sorting the square root numbers on the numerical axis; they performed incorrect rulings on the four basic arithmetic operations; and they were not able to create relationship between the area of the quadratic section and square root numbers. Suggestions were made to remedy such mistakes by the students.

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