Jogos matemáticos como recurso didático para o processo de ensino- aprendizagem das operações com números inteiros nos anos finais do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This research aims to present the use of mathematical games as a didactic resource for teaching operations with integers in the thematic unit of numbers, intended for students in the final years of elementary school, specifically in a 7th-grade class. To achieve this objective, we searched for research addressing mathematical games and for work already developed on the theme of operations with integers in elementary school. The method adopted was a mixed-methods approach (qualitative and quantitative), characterized as mixed-methods research, because we sought to understand why mathematical games constitute powerful tools in the teaching and learning process of operations with integers, while simultaneously collecting and analyzing numerical data from our field research. In this sense, we highlight mathematical games as a very effective tool in teaching this thematic unit. Thus, we conclude that, with the use of games, students develop cooperation and competition skills and come to understand error as an opportunity to rethink strategies, overcome challenges, win games, or solve problems