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Poly-Universe Resource for Solving Geometric Tasks by Portuguese Basic Education Students
Matos, Alexandre; Santos, Vanda; B. Neto, Teresa
Open Education Studies, v5 n1 Article 20220181 Jan 2023
This article presents the analysis and discussion of solving geometry tasks by Portuguese Basic Education students, using material from the Poly-UNiverse in Teacher Training Education (PUNTE) project. The teaching experience developed was aimed at testing and disseminating new resources, and innovative and transdisciplinary methodologies in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). The adopted methodology involved two phases. The first phase was exploratory, followed by a second phase where the exploration of geometry concepts in the plane (namely, the perimeter and the similarity of triangles) was carried out using the Poly-Universe material. The results of the study show that the Poly-Universe materials constituted an important teaching resource in solving the proposed tasks. Its manipulation allowed the visualisation of the situations involved in the tasks, as well as contributed to an implication in the activities developed by the students.
Descriptors: Geometry, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis, STEM Education, Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Geometric Concepts, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Visual Aids
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