Uso de jogos educativos digitais no sistema operacional Linux na disciplina de matemática

Abstract

This research is based on the application of the game Tuxmath in the 5th year of elementary school in a municipal school and its general objective was to investigate the causes or factors that can influence the performance of students when using Digital Games in the Linux Platform and how such situation can affect In the process of teaching of the teacher and student in the discipline of mathematics at the Davina Veloso Municipal College. The theoretical contribution is composed by authors such as: Marco (2004), Lima (2015), Meneses (2003), LDB (1996), Falkembach (2013) and others. The digital game of Linux presented here is Tuxmath. The importance of this game is that it allows to practice the operations with the objectives of fixing the matter in the classroom. A hands-on activity was done with this game. The proposed method was the bibliographical research, the field research and an informal experiment in a public school in São Pedro do Piauí. The results were that Tuxmath brought great usefulness to learners' learning, a tool that can improve the quality of teaching in the classroom.