New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences Issue 1 (2017) 372-375 ISSN 2421-8030 www.prosoc.eu Selected paper of 8th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES-2016), 4-8, February 2016, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain A Study on factorization questions in YGS and education in high schools Ayten Ozkan a *, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science Education, Yıldız TeĐhŶiĐal UŶiversity, IstaŶďul 34220, Turkey. Suggested Citation: Ozkan, A. (2017). A Study on factorization questions in YGS and education in high schools. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. [Online]. 01, pp 372-375. Available from: www.prosoc.eu Selection and peer review under responsibility of Jesus Garcia Laborda, University of Alcala, Spain © 2017 SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. All rights reserved. Abstract We investigate the relation between factorization of Higher Education Examination (YGS) questions and factorization education at schools in Turkey. The sample of study consist of the students of some Anatolian high schools in Istanbul. This study presents the closeness of this relationship, the result of arising inadequacies, and suggestions. Keywords: Factorization,misconception ,mathematical education. * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Ayten Ozkan, Department of MatheŵatiĐs, Yıldız TeĐhŶiĐal UŶiversity, Davutpaşa Caŵpus, ϯϰϮϮϬ İstaŶďul. Turkey E-mail address: uayten@yildiz.edu.tr / Tel.: +90-212-383-4331.