A EDUCAÇÃO MATEMÁTICA À LUZ DE PRINCÍPIOS DA APRENDIZAGEM SIGNIFICATIVA E DE SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES NA INTERAÇÃO PROFESSOR-ALUNOCONHECIMENTO MATEMÁTICO EM AULA

Abstract

This research had as main focus knowing and understanding implications of the principles of Meaningful Learning of David P. Ausubel in the Mathematics teaching process in the second step of elementary school. The main question was: What is evident in the mathematics teaching and learning for elementary school students, if this teaching process is conducted according to the Meaningful Learning Theory? The survey was conducted in a school in the city of Araucaria, located in the metropolitan region of Curitiba and engaged with students of the last grades of elementary school. The approach took place with epistemological object, objectives, and the question asked, so, this is a qualitative research. The data were collected from students' productions in the development of proposed activities, spontaneous reports of its manifestations and informal conversations, audio-recorded for later transcription, analysis and interpretation. The data were analyzed according to Bogdan and Biklen propositions relating to content analysis. Research results showed gains in student learning with methods based on the principles of the Meaningful Learning Theory.