Analisando dificuldades na aprendizagem: a operação de divisão no 5º ano do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This work is constituted of a research divided in two stages of quali-quantitative character. With the main objective of analyzing the difficulties of students in the 5th year of elementary school on division content and presenting a possible answer to the following question: how are these difficulties reflected in the learning process in other subjects of mathematics during elementary school ? The first stage was carried out through questionnaires applied in public and private schools in the cities of Itambé – PE and Pedras de Fogo – PB, with a total of 155 students. The first stage of the work done through a bibliographical research on the subject and the second the application of the questionnaires to collect data to fulfill the objectives of this work, the students answered a theoretical questionnaire about the content and characterizing their vision in relation to the difficulties , a second questionnaire about the content through specific division exercises and the third questionnaire was applied to the teachers for a verification of their methodologies used for the administration of the contents. In this way, we analyzed all collected information, making comparisons between responses from teachers and students from each educational institution, reporting an observation opinion. As a solution proposal, for students to reach the next few years with effective learning, it is up to the 5th grade teacher to use available resources such as games and exercises that encourage the application of the content, it is also necessary to have space and time to deal with students who have a greater learning deficit.