Digital Technologies and Mathematical Modelling: Interlocutions and Possibilities

Abstract

The article presents the results of an investigation regarding implications of using digital technologies in the configuration of mathematical modelling activities. The theoretical framework refers to digital technology and its relationship with modelling. Modelling activities carried out by students in two educational contexts are analyzed. The analytical movement is descriptive and interpretative in nature and follows the assumptions of qualitative research. Considering Vince Geiger's metaphors on the use of technology in mathematics s, two distinct uses are identified. In one activity, technology act as a partner and the students' actions depend on the use of technological tools. In the other, they incorporate technological knowledge as an extended part of their mathematical repertoire, with technology being integrated into the development of the activity in such a way that it only became possible through this integration.

Keywords

• tecnologia digital
• educação matemática
• modelagem matemática.