A compreensão de alunos, ao final do ensino médio, relativa ao conceito de variável

• Ano de defesa: 2008
• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Daniela Milaneze
• Orientador(a): Silva, Benedito Antonio da
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Educação Matemática
• Departamento: Educação
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Incógnita; Número genérico; Relação funcional; Simbolização; Matematica (Ensino medio); Variaveis (Matematica) > Estudo e ensino (Ensino medio)
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Variable; Unknown; General number; Functional relationship; Symbolization
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS EXATAS E DA TERRA::MATEMATICA
• Link de acesso: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/11355

The aim of this research was to investigate the third year of high school students´ comprehension of the concept of variable. For its development, it was used a theoretical framework called 3UV model formulated by researchers Trigueros e Ursini (2001). The model involves a decomposition of the concept of variable in its three main uses in elementary algebra unknown, general number and related variables, that is, variables in functional relationship and the essential abilities to comprehend each of them to acquire the concept of variable. This theoretical framework was used as guideline in the design of a questionnaire with 22 items, in which the three uses of variable were used. The questions demanded the capabilities of symbolization, manipulation and interpretation from the students related to the three uses of variable, jointly with the mobilization of the abilities that the 3UV model suggests. According to data collected, through the questionnaire and the interviews, which were realized after the application of the first, it was noticed that the students didn t show difficulties to interpret, symbolize and manipulate the variable as unknown. On the other hand, the comprehension of the variable as a general number and as related variables showed gaps related directly to the lack of mobilization of some abilities of manipulation and interpretation present in the 3UV model as needed abilities to the comprehension of the concept. Thus, this investigation helped to point up the difficulties of the students to deal with problems related to concept of variable and to indicate the abilities that should be better worked, in the teaching process of the concept of variable, to provide its comprehension