Proposta de material didático para a educação estatística no ensino fundamental

Abstract

Nowadays, teaching requires refinement in order to reach its basic objectives due to the constant technology evolution. In the current era of information it aims the economic and social development. Statistics is inserted in this context and it needs new ways of stimulating the students’ interest to learn the subject. This work presents a teaching material proposal to the Statistic teaching in the Elementary school. Besides, it focuses on the need of subject comprehension in the beginning grades of school. The study was conducted in order to introduce basic concepts, to stimulate the investigative sense and to contribute to teachers by offering an alternative material. Exercises based on themes related to information treatment: reading and comprehension of graphics and tables, arithmetic average and possibilities were elaborated. Every day matters were used in the dynamics development which make a better understanding possible because it gets concepts nearer the students’ reality and this interaction becomes the factor that softens the learning difficulties. Thus, one hopes to encourage the teaching of Statistics due to the relevant importance of this science at the moment. It contributes to the students’ preparation like more acting citizens in society.