A educação matemática nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental: o uso das TDIC como possibilidade pedagógica

Abstract

This work aims to analyze Mathematics Education in the initial years of Elementary School and the use of Information and Communication Digital Technologies (ICDT) as a pedagogical possibility to dynamize and enhance the learning of mathematical concepts, given the great difficulty that many students face in this discipline. As contact with digital technologies is already commonplace for 21st century children and adolescents, and in general they enjoy and feel comfortable with such resources, these media become relevant to the learner's process of expression and learning. Thus, in order to analyze the possible contributions of these technologies in mathematics education, a case study was conducted in a private school in the city of São Luís – MA, through semi-structured interviews with three teachers who teach in the 4th and 5th years of the Elementary and the application of questionnaires with the students of these classes to understand their perceptions regarding the use of ICDT in mathematics classes and to identify how the teaching of this discipline is planned by the teachers in order to characterize the technological resources explored by them in the teaching activities. The research results, it has been found that the proper use of technological resources fosters skills for building student knowledge and often makes learning for it more interesting. In addition, it has been observed that these resources can only bring benefits to the educational process if they are made available by the school properly and if the teacher uses them with well-designed criteria and objectives