Matter management and class management in Mathematics teaching: a perspective on the “logic of calculation” methodology

Abstract

This article has the goal of which is to investigate aspects of the development of teaching mathematics in the first year of Basic Education, based on the application of the “Logic of Calculation” methodology (SIMONS, 2013). This study is qualitative in nature, using a case study as the method. The data collection took place in a private school in the city of Canoas (RS), through in loco observation as well as a semi-structured interview with the teacher of the observed class. The data analysis was carried out using the technique of discourse textual analysis. The corpus analysis, composed of the observations and the interview with the teacher, resulted in two categories: Subject Management and Class Management. Based on this categorization, some findings were obtained with respect to content in Mathematics, using games, the strategies used by the teacher and the methodology studied.