Mobilização das funções executivas na resolução de tarefas de equação do 1° grau

Abstract

This dissertation refers to a master's research in Mathematics Education through the Graduate Program in Mathematics Education at the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Campi Cornélio Procópio and Londrina. The research aimed to investigate the mobilization of Executive Functions in solving routine 1st-degree Equation tasks. For its development, a qualitative, exploratory methodology was used with 8th-grade students from a State Public School. It is guided by the questions: Which Executive Functions are mobilized during the solving of 1st-degree Equation tasks? How do Executive Functions contribute to mathematical performance through solving 1st-degree Equation tasks? Thus, a set of tasks was elaborated based on a theoretical foundation from articles published in the CAPES journal, which foster the addressed theme, to support the knowledge on Executive Functions and mathematical performance. The results of some tasks and the analysis of the research corpus showed that solving 1st-degree Equation tasks facilitates the mobilization of Executive Functions, specifically Working Memory, highlighting that, through these cognitive skill stimuli, the teacher provides students with the opportunity to think, construct new knowledge, and retrieve already acquired knowledge, establishing significant relationships with mathematical performance.