A visão discente quanto a relevância da experimentação no ensino de matemática

Abstract

Mathematics is present in various segments, being very important its study. However, the methods still used in classrooms are purely deductive that no longer correspond to current needs. Teachers continue to teach in the same manner as in the last century, causing discouragement and making this discipline dreaded by most students. Thinking of diversifying the teaching of mathematics this study sought to investigate some possible answers on the use of experimental activities as a teaching method. As a consequence of its association with different uses, repercussions of these activities in relation to the interest of students to the discipline and its contribution to teaching and learning. For this, were interviewed 70 students in the 9th grade, members of the public schools sistem of São Paulo, during the year of 2015. The theme to which we intended to approach in this research is quite extensive regard to matters theorists, especially in science terms, but is still incipient in the correlation of theoretical aspects to the analysis of concrete situations in the classroom. There are few studies of exemplary cases made in Brazil, which show how the methodology is used by mathematics teachers.