Histórias em quadrinhos em contexto matemático: uma proposta para o ensino de triângulos à luz da teoria dos registros de representação semiótica

Abstract

This survey has been developed in a qualitative approach, been characterized as an action research type. Our goal is to investigate the possibilities and implications of using Comic Books in the teaching of Mathematics, by applying the Semiotic Representation Records Theory for the production of a material that helps the teaching and learning processes in relation to the triangles’ study. The use of Comic Books textual discourse genre promotes an interaction between the mathematical language and the mother tongue, articulation that has proven to be very fruitful and which has gradually consolidated itself throughout researches. Since it is a professional Master's, we developed an Educational Product that was measured by the Semiotic Representation Records Theory (TRRS) of Raymond Duval and it focus on the teaching of triangles for the 8th grade of Elementary School. We base our research on Calazans (2004) and Vergueiro (2005) who discuss the use of Comic Books in the classroom, as well as on Bazerman (2011) and Marcuschi (2008) who deal with the text genres and, yet, on the experiences of Tonon (2008), Pereira (2010) and Moraes (2009) with the use of Comic Books in the teaching of Mathematics. We also refer to Machado (2011), who deals with the mutual permeation between Mathematics and the Mother Tongue, as well as authors who discuss about the language of Mathematics, mathematical texts and the importance of reading and writing to learn Mathematics. The survey was conducted in a privite school in the city of Natal/RN. We used questionnaires, applied to teachers and students, participant observation and students’ written productions as data collecting instruments. We performed a pilot test in which we asked the teachers of Mathematics, Portuguese Language and Education to make an analysis on the Comic Book in order to collect information that could contribute to the improvement of the material. By the end of the educational product output, we guided the application of the material to our target audience, students from 8th grade of Elementary School. The obtained data analysis was performed according to the Bardin Content Analysis (2016). According to the analysed data we were able to verify the effectiveness of the material production, proving, throughout the students' productions, that there were effectiveness and that, in fact, the classes have become more dynamic, which makes the whole process easier.