The identification the errors and misconceptions of the elementary mathematics teacher candidates' related to the sequences and series

The aim of this study, is to identify the errors and misconceptions of the Elemantary Mathematics Teacher Candidates' Related to the sequences and series. A total of 97 students in the in the Department of Elemantary Mathematics Teacher in the Faculty of Education at a university in the East of turkey enrolled this study. Five open-ended questions were asked to the 97 students in the study. The answers investigated by the scale consisted the following title: Completely True, True, Misconception, No Answer, False. The comparison has been given by gender. It is found that the students have a lot of misconception in some questions. Also; it is found that in some questions the female students and in some questions the male students have been more succesful. Some various suggestions has been given based on the obtained results. Key worlds: Sequence, series, misconception, mathematics education.