Investigando o conhecimento pedagógico sobre o ensino da estatística no ensino médio do município de Araçagi/PB

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the knowledge level of the students of the 3rd year of high school of the State school of Middle Teaching and Normal Francisco Pessoa de Brito, in the city of Araçagi- Pb, with respect to the teaching of statistics. The research was carried out with 74 (seventy-four) students from three classes in a public school in the city Araçagi-Pb. The research methodology is characterized as a case study, descriptive and exploratory, the data collect instrument was a questionnaire tool applied to students and a semi-structure interview applied to two (2) teachers of the classes have been investigated. The Research has shown that students study participants have difficulties in interpretation and understanding of graphics more elaborate present in situations mathematics, In addition, presented difficulties in addressing the measures of central tendency (mean, mode and median). This occurred because do not they comprehend well the concept of these measures, requiring attention in this case on the part of teachers.