The prior knowledge the mathematic students elementary school: what is mathematics? What is its origin? How would a world without mathematics?

• Autor(a) principal: Ujiie, Nájela Tavares
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Brum, Wanderley Pivatto, Pinheiro, Nilceia Aparecida Maciel, Ciappina, Jussara Rodrigues, Rutz da Silva, Sani de Carvalho
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Alexandria (Florianópolis)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/alexandria/article/view/1982-5153.2017v10n1p57

In this article, we presente the results about an investigation about an investigation with qualitative and quantitative approach, conducted with 22 students of the sixth grade of elementary school in a public school of Tijucas, Santa Catarina, about the mathematical topic. For data collection, written records and drawings produced by students were used. Subsequently the content analysis was used to interpret the data collected, which were tables and graphs. The results generally show that students assign the concept of mathematical formulas and utilitarian way, its origin dates back in the early age and a world without mathematics would be a chaos.