Criando possibilidades para o uso didático do jogo de xadrez no ensino da matemática

Abstract

This course conclusion paper presents a study on the game of chess from a didactic point of view. In this way, the game of chess can play a role as a pedagogical tool in the teaching of mathematics and improve students' academic performance in the discipline as well as in activities outside the school, in everyday life. This work aims to relate the mathematical skills found at BNCC through the didactic practice of the game of chess in the school environment. After all, studies relate the game of chess to the emergence of civic qualities such as autonomy, self-criticism and empathy, while promoting the skills of concentration, attention, creativity and logical reasoning, among others. The contributions of this study are two: the scientific community is aware of the benefits that the game of chess brings to teaching; academic literature is strengthened by our study, which intervenes in favor of the use of chess in the school sphere. To fulfill our general objective, it was necessary to investigate theoretically the studies carried out with chess in schools, to then trace similarities between the studies carried out and the general and specific competences of Elementary Education, both defined in the BNCC, and finally , elaborate five problem situations that use the game of chess, where each problem situation, has as goal to promoting the development of one skill defined by the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) focused on Mathematics. We conclude that the Game of Chess, as suggested throughout the study and in relation to the objectives of the study, can generate positive results in terms of student participation, as well as for the development of character and certain mathematical skills.