Metodologia de aprendizagem cooperativa aplicada à matemática no ensino médio com a colaboração do Curso de Engenharia Civil

Abstract

Among the difficulties faced by the public school in the teaching-learning process, it is well known that the students' academic performance presents critical results mainly in the mathematics discipline, this factor is statistically proven through the results obtained by the diagnostic evaluation carried out annually by the Secretariat of Education of the State of Ceará (SEDUC). Faced with such a problem, it is imperative that educational projects be developed in order to facilitate direct interaction among members, providing knowledge sharing for the purpose of increasing academic achievement. In the midst of this context, an educational project based on Cooperative Learning (CA) methodology emerged. Its purpose was to improve the learning of high school students in the discipline of Mathematics by linking theory to the practice of civil engineering, so the project was termed as "The Mathematics Applied to Civil Construction". The program made it possible for envisaged students to enhance their social and emotional skills as students became able to work in teams, develop individual and group responsibility, and optimize study time. Given the results obtained, it was possible to perceive that CA brings benefits to the teaching-learning process, as it encourages the sharing of knowledge and makes learning more solid. It is believed that small projects like this provide great educational transformation and can gradually reshape the current educational system.