Educação financeira: uma proposta de ensino para o exercício da cidadania

Abstract

This work consists of a scientific research entitled "Financial education: a teaching proposal for the exercise of citizenship", developed during mathematics classes in the 1st grade of high school integrated with the technician of a State Public School of Professional and Technological Education school located in municipality of Teresina (PI). Thus, this article aims to reflect on the importance of mathematical education focused on financial planning as a way to help children and adolescents to become conscious and responsible citizens in relation to their finances. As methodological procedures, we highlight the application of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with open and closed questions to collect data regarding the perceptions of the subjects surveyed. The results of the research showed the contribution of mathematical modeling as a fundamental teaching tool for the understanding of mathematical models and improvement in teaching-learning of students, making learning more meaningful.