Aprendizagem colaborativa com uso de um blog: Ensino de Geometria na Educação de Jovens e Adultos

Abstract

Our research aimed to investigate the use of the Blog in Mathematics Education as a didactic tool to contribute to the learning of calculations involving areas with rectangular geometric figures by students of Youth and Adult Education (EJA) in the teaching of Geometry in public schools. Despite the insertion of new technologies in schools and in people's lives, this tool is little used as a pedagogical tool in Mathematics classes. Experiences and research regarding the use of blogs in teaching geometry to EJA students are rare. We see the blog as a support for collaborative learning, involving the conceptual aspects of the rectangular areas discussed in the dialogue proposed by Paulo Freire when measuring the levels of Van Hielle, through a didactic proposal based on the interactive work between students-students and students-teachers. This research was conducted with 6th grade EJA students. For this study, we explored students‟ relationship towards the topic, when considering activities with rectangular figures shared in the Educational Blog, analyzing answers of questionnaires, video, audio and resolution of activities in this virtual environment. The results reveal that the Educational Blog as a didactic tool directed to students‟ learning promotes the elaboration of rectangular concepts, providing significant changes in their learning and school performance.