A resolução de problemas no ensino de Estatística: Uma contribuição na formação inicial do professor de Matemática

Abstract

The present study is part of a initial teacher education at the college level. Taking as context the Mathematics degree at the University State of Paraiba, Monteiro Campus. The aim of this study was to identify, analyze, understand and describe how students in this course develop their skills and attitudes for the practice of classroom, using the Mathematics Teaching- Learning-Assessment methodology through the Problem Solving within the context of Statistics and Statistics Education. For accomplishment of this research, it was used as scientific methodology the Thomas A. Romberg Outline, in which he presents 10 essential activities to develop in a research. The theoretical referential adopted in this study was the following topics network: Statistics and Probability; Problem Solving; Initial Teacher Education of Mathematics; and Statistics Education. Based on this last topic, it has conjugated the Statistical Literacy, Critical Thinking and Concepts Understanding. The study was developed through a qualitative research, taking as participants students enrolled at 9th period curricular component Statistics and Probability in the second half of 2016. The output data was done beyond the researcher's records in field diary, the notes of the students, by the filming and recordings made during the meetings, as well through interviews with some teachers from the area of Statistics, Statistical Education and those who work and research on Problem Solving, carried by the researcher during the research. Based on the data analysis obtained in the research, it was concluded that the students involved in the perspective of Problem Solving, developed their autonomy, drawing their own knowledge, thus promoting a more meaningful learning that contributed to his teacher formation, and transform them to practice a reflective citizenship.