Robótica Educacional e o Ensino de Matemática: um experimento educacional em desenvolvimento no ensino fundamental

Abstract

Technologies are fundamental tools in the classroom. In particular in mathematics teaching, Educational Robotics technology can contribute. The dissertation were developed readings and discussion of theoretical pathways such as: Oliveira (2013) D’Ambrósio (2003) Valente (1993) of how the relation between the teacher and the use of technologies in the education happens, like a tool that allows the aid in the learning Mathematics of the students and Vygotsky (2007) with the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) determined through the resolution of situations under the guidance of a mediator or in collaboration with others capable of assisting in the problem, to analyze with the data collected during the application of the activities. In this way, a teaching experiment is proposed from use robotics to teaching mathematics, discussing the importance of technology and its contribution to education, role played by the teacher in using these resources in the classroom and analysis of the teacher training for the use of these tools. The methodology developed was based on an initial survey of the literature on the subject and the development set activities with educational robotics experiments carried out in computer lab at Rotary Municipal School. Realized in 7th grade students with the aim to contribute to elaboration and accomplishment a proposal, experiment, teaching, mathematics with educational robotics. The results obtained from interviews, photos, recordings, annotations in the researcher's logbook and the documents produced by students showed that the development of knowledge, technological areas encourages students to learn and collaborates for interest of students, providing moments meaningful learning within the mathematics discipline. With this, the use of educational robotics in pedagogical practice has resulted in the participation, development of critical thinking, student learning and the interdisciplinary between mathematics and educational robotics.