A geometria na educação de jovens e adultos: uma experiência com alunos que atuam na construção civil

Abstract

This thesis aims to address issues that raise questions about the practice of the geometry content to be relegated to the background in math classes, particularly in the form of youth and adult education (EJA). In order to show how important is the knowledge of geometry for students, we seek to make associations between the geometric knowledge of the students who work in construction, with the use of their concepts and the applicability in the workplace. Thus, interviews were conducted with students of the middle school EJA using geometry in their work activities, to understand their informal knowledge, in order to justify the need for it to be emphasized teaching this important part of mathematics. From these results, we conclude that the formalization of concepts is of paramount importance to the students. Throughout the work we will discuss the mediating role of the teacher in this type of education, as well as the contribution of Ethnomathematics with a view to finding broader aspects that help in teaching and learning processes.