Concepções de professores de Matemática em relação ao ensino de geometria nas escolas municipais de Jacaraú/PB: uma investigação à luz dos PCN

Abstract

The objective of this work is to do a research on the Mathematics teachers’ conception concerning the Geometry teaching, based on the didactic guidances predicted in the National Curriculum Parameters. It having as motivation the recent historical of Geometry’s abandon and awareness of the role importance to be fulfilled by the National Curriculum Parameters in this context, the case study searched to answer the following question: what is the current situation of Geometry Teaching in Elementary Education of Jacaraú’s Municipal Schools - PB? Then, we drew up a diagnosis questionnaire with all mathematics teachers who are part of this category, with questions those concern teachers’ conceptions with respect to Geometry teaching, the priority given to geometry in relation to the others blocks of contents, the Geometry’s contents contemplated, the resources used and the teachers' knowledge about the National Curriculum Parameters and their didactic guidances for the Space and Form block. The results indicated that teachers had presented in their speech a superficial conception of geometry, and their assimilations, at different moments, something we may interpret as divergent teaching conceptions of the advocated proposals by PCN. We emphasize the need for a course of qualification of these professionals for geometry teaching with a bias in the National Curriculum Parameters proposals, it followed by a self-reflection about their practices, in view of the importance of these factors for a change of conceptions.