O processo de colaboração de alunos do Ensino Fundamental desenvolvendo atividades em softwares de Geometria Dinâmica

Abstract

The use of technology to support learning has been the object of many studies in the Mathematical Education field. In this thesis, we investigated the development of activities for Collaborative Virtual Environment with eighth-graders at a federally funded school in the state of Rio de Janeiro. In order to achieve our objectives, our research is heavily based on Collaborative Learning and Problem-solving theories, discussing the possibilities of usage of Dynamic Geometry softwares and VMT, the chosen collaborative virtual environment. The activities were developed in two dynamic geometry softwares, Tabulæ and GeoGebra, and implemented in two phases. In the first phase, activities were completed Tabulæ, in association with a forum in Moodle platform. In the second phase, VMT was used along with GeoGebra, which made it possible to develop collaboration both through chats and the interaction that took place while operating GeoGebra. The use of virtual environments is very frequent long distance courses and generally targets an adult audience. We have concluded that it is possible to propose activities to students in secondary school and that these activities contributed to the development of the collaborative process