Uma análise de conteúdos de Matemática em livros didáticos utilizados na preparação para o exame de admissão ao ginásio

Abstract

This paper refers to research conducted by a sociohistorical analysis of the contents of mathematics required for the examinations for admission to the Junior High School, in Brazil. As research material were analyzed Brazilian schoolbooks, printed in 1966, using and enjoying the preparation for the examinations for admission to the junior high school, a content and other math problems. The sociohistorical analysis takes a deep look the books analyzed, taking into account the whole context experienced during the time when the books were used. Thus, studies have been conducted on the sociohistorical context experienced by the Brazilian society during the forty years of the entrance exams to the admission the Junior High in addition to the historical survey, through laws, these Brazil.