A etnomatemática e o ensino de geometria na escola do campo em interação com tecnologias da informação e da comunicação

Abstract

This study aims to find possibilities to teach geometry to Basic School students of a countryside school, considering the Ethnomathematics program as the basis for the teaching and learning process. In order to contribute to this purpose, it was made use of information and communication the technologies, important allied in the development of students' abilities. In this study, it was made a theoretical revision on the mathematics in the countryside education, the teaching of geometry, the Ethnomathematics and the influence of information and communication the technologies in the Mathematics Education area. In order to obtain data about the topic, the qualitative research made use of questionnaires, applied to a multiracial group, with 6th and 7th grade students from a countryside school community, aiming at a better understanding of the interaction between culture and society, under the aspect of Ethnomathematics. The data were organized and analyzed from categories, establishing a link between the theoretical reference and the data obtained. The research revealed the constant presence of mathematics in countryside life, and that it is possible to interconnect this mathematics with that of the classroom, also strengthening the link between family and school, and encouraging students through practical demonstrations of the use of the discipline. The discussions and the research generated as a result a pedagogical proposal, whose objective is to present possibilities of how the Ethnomathematics can contribute to the teaching of geometry in a countryside school, highlighting the use of information and communication technologies, specifically Google Earth. The proposed activities were elaborated from the daily routine of the students and aim at the approach of the school with its context.