Peças de uma história: contribuições do laboratório de aplicações matemática (LAPMAT) da Ufopa para a educação matemática na região Oeste do Pará

Abstract

Establishing a historical relationship with professional practices carried out in the past tends to develop better current practices aiming at the production of efficient forms of teaching and learning, on a permanent basis. In this context, UFOPA stands out as a regional reference in the production of studies and research on Mathematics Teaching. Because there are no records and memories of the activities developed, some projects remain anonymous, as is the case of the actions carried out at LAPMAT. The main objective of this work is to investigate which actions were developed in the period from 2009 to 2020 at LAPMAT of UFOPA and what were the contributions, resulting from these actions to Mathematics Education in the region. This is qualitative research, configured as a documentary research and elements of narrative research and oral history. For the analysis, based on a record of testimonies, through questionnaires and interviews, the interviewees were distributed into three categories: scholarship holders, basic education teachers and university professors. We identified the actions that were developed in the selected period, through the scientific record of the training actions and the survey of the actions carried out, in addition to verifying the contributions of such actions, carried out by LAPMAT, to Mathematics Education in the region. The research allowed a deep understanding of how the practices developed by the laboratory impacted both undergraduates and teachers in basic and higher education. In addition, the documentary survey made it possible to record the trajectory of the laboratory, highlighting the volume and scope of its main actions. This process allowed a detailed mapping of relevant projects, evidencing the promotion of diversified pedagogical practices.