Statistics in high school: a potentially meaningful material for teaching the subject

• Autor(a) principal: Quedi, Rejane Padilha
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Darroz, Luiz Marcelo, Rosa, Cleci Teresinha Werner da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Zetetiké (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/zetetike/article/view/8656237
• topic: Mathematics teaching; Statistics; Meaningful learning; Potentially meaningful material; Estatística; Aprendizagem significativa; Material potencialmente significativo; Ensino de matemática

This study presents the results of an investigation that aimed to identify how a didactic sequence based on the Meaningful Learning Theory may be considered a potentially meaningful material for studying statistics in High School. The sequence was presented to a group of High School mathematics teachers. The data was collected using the logbook created by the research teacher and semi-structured interviews performed with the teachers. The data was analyzed in the following three a priori categories: relationship of the contents in the didactic sequence with students’ previous knowledge; progressive differentiation and integrative reconciliation; materials used and proposal structure. As a result, it was noted that the didactic sequence proposed might be considered a potentially meaningful material for the study of statistics, considering it favors the relationship of students’ previous knowledge with the topics addressed and allows establishing connections with such knowledge.