O uso de jogos matemáticos como estratégia para o ensino e aprendizagem em matemática: uma experiência na rede municipal de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

The following assignment is about the use of playful activities and/or mathematical games with the Fourth Grade of Elementary School, from a class that showed students with low-level math performance in a municipal public school in Belo Horizonte. The problem issue of the studyis: can mathematical games contribute to the acquisition of basic concepts in this discipline? The objective was to use those games as facilitators of the learning process and consequently the students improvement. The methodology used in the research was an interactive observation and the performance of a discussing group with students. A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the result was performed with the whole class at the investigation closing. The result showed a great advance on the students performance, although they were more discreet when compared to the rest of the class. This assignment demonstrated that mathematical games are an excellent resource when it comes in the process of learning, with significative effects also on the motivation and self confidence levels that students have developed since they were invited to participate.