Uso de ferramentas pedagógicas para o ensino de cálculo de uma variável em cursos semipresenciais: o caso do Instituto Federal do Ceará

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the use of the tools of information and communication technology (forum, chat and videoclass) as pedagogical possibilities in the teaching of the discipline Calculus I (one variable) in the undergraduation course of Mathematics in blended mode of the Federal Institute of Ceará – IFCE, in order to promote a more meaningful learning and to combat the major difficulties faced by students, which have led to abandonment and failure. Among the tools and methods to support this work we focused on a literature search of the historical conceptions of distance education in Brazil, highlighting its development and deployment in IFCE. We aim at understanding the factors that hinder students' learning in the teaching of Calculus I and possibly seeking to minimize them based on a theoretical overview of some authors about the difficulties of epistemological nature of the teaching of calculus. By the same token, a study was conducted emphasizing the principles of Meaningful Learning pointed out by Ausubel and the seven steps of Meaningful Learning described by Santos. The present study also describes the realization of an experiment with the use of the tools cited above, applied to the IFCE Calculus I course in blended mode, set in São Goncalo, located in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza. The results indicate that the use of the forum, chat and videoclass, when well designed from the perspective of Meaningful Learning, can help in overcoming many difficulties. It follows therefore that with the appropriate use of technological learning tools, you can have an effect on improving the quality of education, building an effective learning that is meaningful to the students and provide resources to enable them to intervene positively in the society they live.