Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: ALÉXIA THAMY GOMES DE OLIVEIRA

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STUDENT : ALÉXIA THAMY GOMES DE OLIVEIRA
DATE: 29/10/2024
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: Google Meeet
TITLE:

The Education of Mathematics Teachers: Implications of Higher Education Professors' Conceptions of Mathematics and Education

KEY WORDS:

Teacher Education; Mathematics Education; Cultural-Historical Theory; Higher Education; Academic Failure; Pedagogical Mediation

 

PAGES: 180
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

This work aims to investigate the conceptions of mathematics and education held by university professors teaching in undergraduate mathematics education programs at Higher Education Institutions. This study is based on the Cultural-Historical Theory, focusing on the relationships between meanings and senses attributed to mathematics education. The research addresses concerns from previous studies regarding the high failure rates in mathematics within basic education, identifying the disconnection between the teaching of mathematical concepts and pedagogical mediation as determining factors. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with professors from two Higher Education Institutions (one in the northeast and another in the southeast of Brazil). These interviews were analyzed using the "Nucleos de Significacao" (Centers of Meaning) tool developed by Aguiar & Ozella. Preliminary results indicate that professors' conceptions of mathematics and education significantly influence the training process of future teachers, who already carry preconceived notions from their basic education. This directly impacts the difficulty in integrating pure mathematics with mathematics education programs. Such conceptions reveal a fragmented formation, which affects students' appropriation of mathematical knowledge and their ability to construct meaning. Although the participants in this study presented views that attempt to connect mathematics and education, and consider mathematics as a human tool, the challenges in this articulation still point to rigid university structures that prioritize the number of graduates over the quality of their training. Therefore, it is the responsibility of training institutions to contribute to the construction of meanings around mathematics and education in a way that articulates these two fields of knowledge, making it possible to combat the high rates of academic failure and envision new horizons for mathematics learning in Brazil.

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