Resolução de problema em estatística: um estudo sobre as principais dificuldades enfrentadas pelos estudantes da 3ª série do ensino médio

Abstract

This research had aims to identify the main difficulties of students in solving statistics problems being held in a state school in the city of Itapororoca-PB. The research was conducted with 36 students from two classes of the third grade of high school and two teachers from the same institution. The research methodology is characterized as a case study, quantitative, qualitative and exploratory, whose data collection instrument was a diagnostic questionnaire for students and interview with teachers. Research has shown that students have difficulties in interpreting and understanding the problems presented. Through the questionnaires answered by the students and teachers involved in the research, it was found that one of the main difficulties in solving problems lies in the lack of basic knowledge of mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).