Os jogos como proposta metodológica para construção de competências e habilidades sobre combinatória

Abstract

The current educational context is marked by numerous dilemmas and challenges regarding the teaching of Mathematics, especially the teaching of counting theories. Among the countless tools presented by the academic community, the use of playfulness, in particular, the use of games, deserves to be highlighted as an effective proposal for resolving such problems. Thus, the general objective of this work is to understand how the use of games as a teaching methodological proposal influences the construction of skills and abilities for basic notions of combinatorics for students in the 5th year of elementary school. To this end, the investigation was marked by a qualitative and quantitative study, through a case study in the form of action research, with 10 students in the 5th year of Elementary School at a public school in the municipality of Itaueira ( PI) in the year 2024. The results of the work were considerably positive and pointed to a significant improvement in the performance of the students investigated with regard to understanding the concepts of combinatorics.