Methodological trends in mathematics teaching: elementary school

Authors

  • Fabrício Monte Freitas Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
  • Elaine Correa Pereira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Celiane Costa Machado Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • João Alberto da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1981-1322.2018v13n1p273

Abstract

The present work has as objective to make a survey of the main methodological tendencies in the teaching of Mathematics in the Elementary School. We searched in brazilian periodicals with the word Mathematics in their name articles about the Elementary School - especially the frist three years- and that had some methodological tendencies for the development of Mathematics teaching. A total of 2591 articles were found, 16 dealing with some methodological tendency for the teaching of Mathematics in the Elementary School. To analyze the data we used the content analysis that served to find three categories of methodological tendencies: 1) Concrete materials and games, 2) Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving and 3) Technologies. We perceive the influence of teacher training - initial or continuing - in the development of these trends. We conclude that the methodological tendencies of Mathematics in the Elementary School are distributed homogeneously among the three categories mentioned. In addition, the training of teachers has proved to be important for their development.

Author Biographies

Fabrício Monte Freitas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG

Doutorando em Educação em Ciências: Química da Vida e Saúde - FURG/UFSM/UFRGS/Unipampa; Mestre em Educação - FURG; Especialista em Educação, ênfase no ensino de ciência e matemática - UFPel e Licenciado em Matemática - UCPel.

http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4205282T6

Elaine Correa Pereira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Doutora em Engenharia da Produção. Professora da Universidade Federal de Rio Grande.

http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4556970E6

Celiane Costa Machado, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Doutora em Matemática Aplicada. Professora da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande.

http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4798317T2

João Alberto da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

Doutor em Educação. Professora da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande.

http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4772403Y2

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Published

2018-11-14

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2018)

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