Análise dos diferentes significados para números naturais abordados em livros didáticos

Abstract

Numbers are one of the most used resources by society since the beginning and it has gone through several changes until it reached the symbols we know and use today. This research aimed to analyze and present the different meanings of natural numbers and the way in which they are presented in 6th grade textbooks, in a public school, in the municipality of Curral de Cima - Paraíba. Bibliographical research was used as a methodological procedure, in which the concepts of natural numbers in their historical context were identified. The research was based on studies by Costa (2016), Ambrósio (1999) and their contributions to the study of numbers, the National Common Curriculum Base, among others. The sample size was two textbooks of the 6th year of Elementary School. Regarding the results, it was possible to conclude that the textbooks used in this research bring content about natural numbers in a succinct way, which confirms that numbers occupy a legitimate space in society and it is up to the teacher to improve the contents for better learning and interest of the students about numbers.