A concepção da utilização da metodologia de jogos na sala de aula por professores de matemática dos anos finais do ensino fundamental no Município de Rio Tinto – PB

Abstract

This study aims to identify the conception of mathematics teachers of the final years of elementary school in Rio Tinto - PB on the use of games as a methodology. So, it was developed and applied a questionnaire to obtain information on using this resource as teaching methodology and what difficulties are faced by teachers in the insert games in their teaching practice. The questionnaires were applied with eleven teachers who teach in two schools of Rio Tinto, one municipal and one private. An analysis of data collected show that we could verify the use of this resource by teachers is still small, many teachers argue the difficulties faced by the school's lack of encouragement, lack of the same structure, lack of time to prepare lessons and it includes this feature, especially in the absence of their training teaching methodologies that addresses the use of games and manipulative materials in the school curriculum.