A interação da modelação com as TIC : uma análise no interesse dos estudantes em aprender matemática

Abstract

The study presented in this thesis, undertaken in the Graduate Program in Science and Mathematics Education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), was aimed at assessing High School students' level of interest in learning mathematics through technology-assisted modeling. This work is comprised of four parts (maps). The identification map consists of justification, objectives and methodological procedures. The theoretical map explains three approaches suggested by the support literature: Interest measurement, Mathematical Modeling and Information and Communication Technologies. The field map shows the organization of the process as well as the development and implementation of educational activities. The empirical data used for the map were obtained from work carried out with a group of 14 first-year High School students at a Porto Alegre (RS) public school. All subjects took part in the study as volunteers during out-of-school time. In the analytical map, which was based on a quantitative analysis of a case-study, the theoretical and field maps were superimposed, allowing for the identification of moments of low and high levels of student interest during the three phases of the model. In the end, out of 14 students, 5 had a graphical model available. All displayed interest in the experiences throughout the process, which allowed them to learn how to conduct research.