Reflections on geometry and its teaching under a polyvalent look

Abstract

In the last years, the mathematical education of the polyvalent teacher has been the subject of discussions between researchers and teachers. Contributing to this debate, we aim to analyze the relationship of a 5th grade teacher with Geometry and her teaching. The study occurred in the continuing education course taught by us, in partnership with the Amargosa‘s education department, Vale do Jiquiriçá of the state of Bahia. For the production and collection of data, we interviewed a teacher of the 5th grade of elementary school. We analyzed the data following the theoretical assumptions of Discursive Textual Analysis. We verified that there are some difficulties to work with Mathematics, especially with Geometry; but these would be minimized if, in the initial education, during the course of pedagogy, the future teacher had access to relevant discussions in the Mathematics course. These findings corroborate with the researches that support this study.

Keywords

• Formação Continuada
• Ensino Fundamental
• Ensino de Geometria