A etnomatemática no ensino médio: uma proposta de ensino e aprendizagem de matemática através das profissões na cidade de Rio Tinto – PB

Abstract

The present study presents a Didactic proposal for high school students, it aims to identify by means of ethnomathematics activities that makes use of mathematics, this didactic proposal seeks to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics by the professions in the city of Rio Tinto - PB, where will seek to answer the following question as the existing mathematics in various labor activities, can contribute to significant construction of knowledge of formal mathematics? The work emerges in the area of mathematics education, with a focus on the subarea of Ethnomathematics. The methodology as the nature of the problem the research approach was qualitative, because the issue seeks to understand the Mathematics exists in the exercise of certain professions. The Didactic proposal this divided in seven steps, which should be applied in 12 hours/lessons, being they: 1) Questionnaire survey; 2) Definition and theoretical discussion about Ethnomathematics in function of the objectives; 3) presentation and discussion of educational videos about Ethnomathematics; 4) Definition and instruction for observation and interview with the worker; 5) presentation, discussion and analysis of the data collected 6) Resolution of problems from the results; 7) final questionnaire for analysis of the knowledge acquired by students. As target audience of this didactic proposal indicate students in the 3rd grade of high school. As the results we expect that initially students have certain lock when we treat of ethnomathematics, that many are unaware, but always seeking to establish a relationship with activities which they experience on a daily basis, with the passage of the proposal, they should go familiarize yourself with the theme, increasing participation and improving the results to be achieved. We aspire that this proposal will awaken a new look on the math for students and can also challenge the teachers who will awaken interest in applying it, making it out of your comfort zone and work the contents in a different way, without resorting to the help of traditional methods, through the use of a method as close as possible to the reality of the student.