Figural Treatments and Mobilization of Records for the Solving of Geometry Problems

Authors

  • Mariana Moran Universidade Estadual do Paraná - Campo Mourão
  • Valdeni Soliani Franco Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1981-1322.2015v10n2p61

Abstract

This paper presents some results from a PhD research on figural treatments and mobilizations of records that were made during the resolution of a Geometry problem by Mathematics teachers. It refers to the investigation of the influence of figural records, Manipulatives (MM), GeoGebra Software (SG) and Graphic Expression (EG), in the construction and organization of deductive reasoning which involved figural visual support. The theory used for this research is based on the Records of Semiotic Representation by the French philosopher and psychologist Raymond Duval. The influence of the types of figural record was investigated with the participation of fifteen (15) Mathematics teachers from Basic Education in a town north of Paraná during the resolution of a Geometry problem-situation. Based on the data obtained, we concluded that the figural treatments to be performed are different depending on the type of record that is used, and likewise the mobilization of other records also vary according to the starting figural record used.

Author Biographies

Mariana Moran, Universidade Estadual do Paraná - Campo Mourão

Doutora pelo Programa de Pós–graduação em Educação para a Ciência e a Matemática da Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Docente da Universidade Estadual do Paraná – Campus de Campo Mourão.

Valdeni Soliani Franco, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Doutor pelo Instituto de Ciências Matemática e Computação – ICMC/USP. Docente da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Published

2016-01-19

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