A utilização dos jogos digitais no ensino e aprendizagem de matemática

Abstract

This paper aims to verify the contribution of technologies in education, specially the digital game in the process of teaching and learning of mathematics in Elementary Schools. Mathematics teachers have difficulties associating the digital game since they are digital immigrants. Some digital games like virtual Tangram are used for teaching geometry, such as the digital game Stained Glass uses geometric shapes and awakens the student's understanding of the subject, as well as the virtual Geoplane and the Tower of Hanoi games which allow the student to develop strategies to solve problems. As theoretical basis was sougth literature about legislation and digital educational games. Thus, as a research instrument was used a questionnaire, applied to mathematics teachers of the investigated school. It was analyzed the position of teachers regarding the importance of using digital educational games in mathematics classes. Therefore, it was verified that digital games help students to interpret and understand mathematics. Hence, the technological language becomes a critical view of the student.