Aproximando exercícios a cenários para investigação : uma abordagem teórica e prática para sala de aula

Abstract

The present dissertation has as its theme the so-called Scenarios for Research presented by Ole Skovsmose, the main theoretical basis of this research. The Scenarios for Investigation are inserted in the context of Critical Mathematics Education, which aims to develop mathematics, in which it conceives the student as an active and critical subject, capable of reading and interpreting the world in different contexts through Mathematics. It is noteworthy that the Research Scenarios is an alternative to the so-called exercise paradigm that is often predominant in Mathematics classes and keeps the student as a passive subject in learning. We start from the problem “How to favor the development of environments based on Scenarios for Research from activities present in textbooks?” To carry out the studies, we based ourselves on the characteristics of qualitative research, supported by methodological elements arising from the triad: bibliographic research, the case study and target group. The presentation of the results took place through the author's personal narrative. The general objective of our research was to bring exercises from textbooks into activities in Scenarios for Investigation and, based on the experience, to develop a pedagogical support material for the teacher that includes the theoretical characterization of Scenarios for Investigation, highlighting some elements that emerged during the researcher's narrative about the practice performed. For the application of the research, we had the participation of two classes of the first year of high school from a public school in the city of Sinop/MT. With the application of the research, we realized that the students participated as active subjects in learning, developing their own and differentiated methods to investigate and solve problems, from the perspective of reference to pure mathematics, and it was possible to critically reflect on social issues that are present in everyday life, as Critical Mathematics Education is intended. These results also demonstrate that it is possible to approximate exercises from the Scenarios for Investigation textbook, regardless of the mathematical content, and that moving between different learning environments is a valid option for teaching Mathematics.