O ensino das frações por meio de jogos e aplicativos digitais

Abstract

The present monograph has as objectfractions teaching, specifically in the 4th, 5thand 6thgrades of elementary school, based on thedifficulties of those students learning. When this subject is explained in a theoreticalway, without meanings, the students do not understand fractions. It is clearlyrealized when you work with these sets, because,in their age,thesestudents need to work with concrete things, with manipulable materials. Because of that, it is possible to notice and assimilate what the theory means and have a better chance to comprehend their development in the following sets of the elementary school (where this subject is applied). The objective of this research isto relatefractions teaching to digital games and applications as an appropriate strategy, when it is be done together with a relevant planning sinceMathematics is itself linked to the technology. In this context, the present researchistheoretical and exploratory and develop through a bibliography review. It analyzed theoretical references available on the Web in the last ten years according to the theme. They presentedteachers and scholars positioning about the subject. They also listed possible digital games and applications present on the Web, they can be useful and advantageous, when applied in a pedagogical way on the fractions teaching. Thus, it maycontribute in a meaningful way to thissubjectteaching. Ifthe teacher has the subject control of the contents he wants to teach, if he knows the gaps about teaching and learning process of the subject, if he achieves an adequate planning and if he has in his hands differential and thought-provoking strategies to teach, he may have great chances to obtain success in his main objective: teaching his students.