SOLVING, PROPOSING, AND LEARNING: EXPERIENCES WITH PROBLEM SITUATIONS INVOLVING ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS IN THE 6TH GRADE
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https://doi.org/10.37781/vidya.v45i2.5489Keywords:
Mathematics Education; Elementary School; Problematization; Logical Reasoning; Mathematical ThinkingAbstract
This study aims to understand how 6th-grade students mobilize mathematical knowledge and organize strategies when solving and creating problems involving elementary operations. The qualitative research was conducted in a public municipal school in Maranhão, Brazil, and developed in two stages: one activity focused on completing a contextualized problem with missing elements, and another involving the creation of new problems based on images of toys and their prices. The data revealed different ways of interpreting, organizing, and validating mathematical information, highlighting the use of conventional operational procedures, logical reasoning, and students’ engagement in the learning process. It was observed that the exchange of problems among groups contributed to mathematical communication, autonomy, and the construction of meaning. The results indicate that practices articulating problem solving and problem posing in meaningful contexts foster investigative and collaborative learning in Mathematics classes.
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