A comunicação em Matemática na sala de aula: obstáculos de natureza metodológica na educação de alunos surdos

A pesquisa tem como premissa fundamental analisar situações de ensino de matemática com o conteúdo de problemas multiplicativos classificados com base em Huete e Bravo (2006) mediante a prática docente de professores (surdos e ouvintes) com alunos surdos, buscando indicativos de obstáculos metodológicos que podem estar presentes no processo de comunicação matemática em situações de ensino envolvendo estes sujeitos. Como eixo norteador da pesquisa, buscamos um referencial teórico que embasa o processo de ensino e aprendizagem para surdos com ênfase na especificidade do ensino de matemática que tem como veículo propulsionador a Língua Brasileira de Sinais (LIBRAS), procuramos suscitar reflexões acerca de quais condições devem sustentar este ensino. A pesquisa é de natureza exploratória descritiva e foi realizada em uma Unidade Especializada na educação de surdos. Os registros foram feitos através de filmagens. Os dados foram analisados a partir da perspectiva dos elementos didáticos e pedagógicos, presentes nas ações dos sujeitos de pesquisa e que contribuíram para a obstaculização ou sucesso do ensino e aprendizagem do conteúdo envolvido. A partir de nossas análises podemos considerar que o ensino de matemática para surdos exige do profissional envolvido competências que passam por um amplo domínio de LIBRAS, Matemática, Língua Portuguesa e estratégias de ensino específicas.

Modelagem matemática nas aulas de cálculo: uma estratégia que pode contribuir com a aprendizagem dos alunos de engenharia

Este trabalho objetiva analisar os possíveis efeitos que o uso da Modelagem Matemática, enquanto estratégia de ensino, provoca no processo de aprendizagem dos alunos da disciplina Cálculo III – EDO (Equações Diferenciais Ordinárias). A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em uma turma de alunos do 2° ano do curso de Engenharia da Computação, na Universidade Federal do Pará. O trabalho é de cunho qualitativo onde foram levados em consideração os aspectos sociais que permeiam uma sala de aula universitária. Importante destacar que houve a participação direta da professora-pesquisadora de Matemática. Para que eu pudesse fazer a coleta dos dados, utilizei alguns instrumentos que considerei essenciais, tais como: observações, gravações em áudio, questionários semiestruturados e registros escritos dos alunos. De posse de alguns resultados preliminares, me foi possível observar o quanto a Modelagem Matemática desempenha um papel relevante na aprendizagem dos conteúdos matemáticos por parte dos alunos, pois foi possível eles interagirem com outras áreas do conhecimento sendo, desta forma, estimulados a realizarem pesquisa e, simultaneamente, serem parte do processo de ensino e aprendizagem que foi gerado no ambiente de sala de aula. Observei, também, que a utilização da Modelagem Matemática, enquanto estratégia de ensino e aprendizagem, conduziu os alunos a despertarem para os aspectos reflexivos e críticos até então adormecidos, uma vez que são necessários para uma aprendizagem com qualidade para, assim, construírem seus conhecimentos acadêmicos e profissionais.

Matemática e Cartografia: como a cartografia pode contribuir no processo de ensino-aprendizagem da matemática?

O Ensino da Matemática vem sofrendo transformações, ao longo dos últimos anos, com o intuito de tornar-se mais prazeroso e menos desgastante para o aluno, contribuindo dessa forma para a melhoria do seu aprendizado. A busca do aperfeiçoamento do ensino da Matemática, através de metodologias, alternativas é a tônica no momento. A modelagem matemática representa uma dessas metodologias. Utilizando seus preceitos e orientações, o presente trabalho objetiva associar a cartografia como modelo matemático, as ferramentas contemporâneas que alicerçam o processo de ensino-aprendizagem da Matemática. A cartografia, entendida como um conjunto de tecnologias de interpretação e de representação gráfica da superfície terrestre, cujos fundamentos são essencialmente matemáticos, tem-se constituído uma grande ferramenta de representação de dados e informações da superfície por diversos profissionais. Neste trabalho, advoga-se a favor da sua aplicação através da modelagem matemática para o processo de fortalecimento do ensino-aprendizagem da Matemática.

Design e usabilidade: interação, satisfação e afetividade em objetos de aprendizagem

Pós-graduação em Design - FAAC

Education for Energy Efficiency through an Educational Game

This paper presents an assessment of an educational game for teaching the efficient use of electricity. Developed with Adobe Flash (R), it is a virtual board game where participants choose a car that starts the path and reaches the same final goal, going through a number of track steps defined in terms of a dice that each player rolls in turn. The car moves if the participant is able to correctly answer a question that is randomly generated by the software. The objective of the game is to answer questions related to energy efficiency promoting a healthy and attractive learning process for participants on concepts related to energy efficiency such as: the rational use of energy, the basic concepts of forms of energy generation, among others. The main objective of this paper is to assess the impact of the application of this virtual game in the teaching and learning process of high school students. Therefore, the game was applied in the discipline of physics in a class of junior high public school in the state of Sao Paulo. Initially, the class that had 43 students was divided into 10 groups of 4 students, and 1 group of 3 students. Each student group competed with one another. The idea was that each of them should indicate a student who was the representative of this group until only 4 group leaders were selected for the finals. At this stage, each student could interact with a group of up to ten students that acted as advisers. The adopted assessment process is based on the model proposed by Savi [7]. Then, at the end of the game, the students answered a prepared questionnaire based on the model proposed by Savi. According to Savi, although there are significant studies that show the importance of educational games for the process of cognitive development and learning concepts of students, there are few papers that present forms of assessing the potential of these resources. Thus, the assessment criteria proposed by Savi are based on the model of training evaluation by Kirkpatrick [3], taken as a reference to measure the efficiency of processes of continuing education courses for professionals. The authors assert that the metric of the evaluation proposed to assess the game is based on the first level of the model proposed by Kirkpatrick.

O professor da Educação Especial e o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de alunos com autismo

This paper has as subject autism, and sought to verify how the process of teaching and learning of students with autism occurs in a special education school. The Infantile Autism is today sorted as one of the “Global Developmental Disorders (PDD)” and is characterized by a severe and global impairment in several areas of development, such as reciprocal social interaction skills, communication skills and presence of stereotypic behavior, interests and activities. This study aimed to identify the teaching methodology used with adolescents with autism in special education and see in what ways this methodology assists in the teaching and learning of these students. To this end, participated in this study a teacher, expert in this issue, and three students with autism in a Special Education School located within the State of São Paulo. For data collection, 19 observations of activities performed by students with autism in the classroom were conducted and a semi-structured interview with the specialized teacher was applied. The results revealed that the teacher mentioned above does not use any specific teaching methodology to assist in the teaching and learning of these students, although there are some specific methodologies for individuals with autism, which are used in special education schools. Thus, there is a gap in the teaching process on the part of the teacher and an uncertainty about the learning process of these students with autism in this institution.

Abordagens corporais: recurso transformador na formação do terapeuta ocupacional

The objective of this study was to discuss the teaching-learning process of corporal approaches in the Occupational Therapy fi eld. The informations were collected during the classes, in the body approaches matter, administered in the fourth period of the graduate program in Occupational Therapy of the Universidade Estadual Paulista, through focus groups conducted at the end of all twelve-face meetings with classes of four hours each. The study was realized by forty students enrolled in the discipline. All meetings were fi lmed, which allowed the full transcript and analysis of the students reports. The speeches analysis consisted of content analysis and categories creation. The results indicated to the perception of the thematic discussed during the meetings enabled the student to experience and build critical thinking about what is proper the client, and through a holistic approach, about what is guiding the potency of the Occupational Therapy process. The body approaches are considered a feature powerfull transformer in the teaching-learning of occupational therapy as an investigative and formative activity in the understandings’ construction of the professional practice of occupational therapists in situations of uniqueness, complexity, uncertainty and confl ict in the value process.

Resolução de problemas no ensino da matemática: uma experiência com base no rali matemático

Since the 1980s, problem solving has been recommended by international curriculum proposals for the teaching of mathematics. In Brazil, with the publication of the National Curriculum Guidelines in 1997, this trend was reinforced and became the central activity of the classroom. Troubleshooting is seen as an asset in the learning process of the student, providing a context for learning concepts, mathematical methods and attitudes. However, this methodological approach requires deeper research, especially for new teaches. This work aims at a further study in this subject and in the experiences with problem solving in the classroom of High School students. The ground basis for this was the Mathematical Transalpine Rally, a competition between classrooms that seeks to facilitate the problem solving within mathematics teaching, and through an autonomous and creative work, performed collectively. The results of this experience, as well as the contribuition for the student’s education are presented

O professor da educação especial e o processo de ensino aprendizagem de alunos com autismo

Autism is the theme of this study and the occurrence of the teaching-learning process of students with autism was observed. The study took place in a special education school. Nowadays, infantile Autism is classified as one of the “Development Global Disorders” and it is characterized by serious and global impairments in several aspects of the development, as the reciprocal social interaction, communication abilities and presence of behavioral stereotypes, interests and activities. Notwithstanding, these subjects present a triad of impairments concerning the development areas, such as: communication incapacity for social interaction and imagination, which affect directly the learning process. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify the teaching methodology employed for children with autism concerning special education and to verify in which aspects this methodology can help the teachinglearning process of those students. For this reason, a specialist teacher and three students with autism, of a special Education School, located in the interior of São Paulo state, took part in this study. For data collection, a total of 19 activities realized by the students with autism were observed inside the classroom. The specialized teacher answered a semi structured interview. The results demonstrated that the specialized teacher does not employ any specific teaching methodology, in order to help the teaching-learning process for those students, although there are some specific methodologies for children with autism, which are employed in special education schools. Nevertheless, it can be observed a lacuna concerning the teaching process employed by the teacher, and some uncertainly referring to the leaning process of those students with autism who attend that school

Matemática comercial e financeira com a utilização de recursos digitais: uma experiência no ensino médio

This work aimed to investigate the possible contributions of the use of digital resources in the teaching and learning process of Commercial and Financial Mathematics concepts to high school students. Its development has included a survey of some researches on the topic as well as an experimental study of a qualitative type, in which the Webquest was used as methodology. It uses the computer, more precisely the internet resources, to assist students in building up knowledge. Eight meetings were held, in the after-school period, with a group of students of the second year of high school at a state public school in the city of Guaratinguetá. Aiming to evaluate the knowledge that students had about the theme, it was applied a diagnosis at first glance for further analysis and development of activities and interventions according to the students’ answers. Once the research data was analyzed, it was noted that the students had little knowledge regarding the basic contents of Commercial and Financial Mathematics, in addition to presenting difficulties in handling some of the digital resources used in the meetings. Nonetheless, from the students’ works, it was seen significant advances in understanding and building up knowledge on concepts such as percentage, simple and compound interest, savings, and sales involving prompt payment or in arrears

Livro didático e educação física escolar: interlocuções e entrelaçamentos

This study aimed to analyze the relationships – some already established and others that are still necessary – between the obligatory curriculum component Physical Education and the textbooks, understood as materials that assist both teachers and students during the teaching and learning process. In this way, we focused the discussion on some topics that have enabled a greater understanding of textbooks for Education in general and for School Physical Education more specifically, taking into account their specific characteristics. There were also some understandings about School Physical Education in Brazilian contemporary society as well as some official regiments about this curriculum component. Finally, it was elaborated some propositions that seek to generate interlacements to a deeper comprehension about textbooks in Physical Education classes. We concluded that although there are (few) textbooks in the area and some curriculum proposals from different Brazilian States that quest new ways of conceiving the teaching and learning process of School Physical Education, it is important to have more understandings about the roles of these materials in the pedagogical practice, as well as studies that can enable ways to treat this curricular component that could contribute to the critical and reflective educational practice during the years of schooling in Basic Education

Construtivismo e métodos tradicionais: uma análise dos processos de alfabetização atuais

The constructivist methodology of literacy has been adopted in many schools, however, there are many criticism regarding the way teacher are devising the way how to teach children. To reflect on this aspect this research were carried out theoretical studies about the subject, as well as observations and reflections about the current process of literacy in Brazilian schools. Thus, in this research, the constructivist methodology of literacy was analyzed from its bases, in order to observe if the teachers are actually accomplishing their practice according to this “theory”, as well as the difficulties encountered by students on this methodology. Also was analyzed the methodology syllabic literacy, to be able to make a mapping of the positive aspects and the limitations presented by this method, in this way being able to reflect about adequacy of the analyzed methods of a better learning process of written language by children. This research aims to show that more important than the stark choice between a literacy method and the another is the commitment of the literacy teacher with the students who want to alphabetize, noting that the teacher should used, sometimes several methods to get the largest number of literate children in the classroom, emphasizing the work with good texts, so that children feel the taste and enjoyment of reading in their daily lives

Podcast e educação: um estudo de caso

Pós-graduação em Educação - IBRC

Reflexõs sobre a linguagem do ambiente chat no Teletandem sob a perspectiva da natureza heterogênea da escrita

This paper aims at discussing the characteristics of computer mediated language within a foreign language teaching and learning environment enabled by the use of synchronic writing resources – chat. The present research is based on (i) theoretical principles about the use of technologies and the teaching-learning of foreign languages in the scope of the Teletandem Brazil Project: Foreign languages for all – Projeto Teletandem Brasil: línguas estrangeiras para todos (TELLES, 2005); (ii) studies on the characteristics of the language within chat interactions; (iii) different theoretical perspectives on the relationship between spoken and written language, emphasizing the constitutive heterogeneity of writing perspective (CORRÊA, 1997, 1998, 2001); and (iv) some relevant concepts related to Prosodic Phonology field (NESPOR; VOGEL, 1986). Is being taken as research data, the written production of a Brazilian student (finishing a Licentiate in Literature) interacting with an American student (in Religious Studies) through Windows Live Messenger. The data were collected during a five-month period, during which the participants interacted through chat, totalizing 12 interactions in English and in Portuguese. During the analysis, a particular attention was given to the messages’ fragmentation, the use (or not) of punctuation signs and abbreviations within the Brazilian participant’s production, in order to discuss the representations she built of her writing, her interlocutor, herself and on the teaching-learning process of a foreign language.

Educação Matemática e Inclusão Escolar: a construção de estratégias para uma aprendizagem significativa

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)