Manipulative materials as mediation artifacts in problem solving.
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2023
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Curricular documents encourage the use of manipulative materials, revealing an
expectation that they will contribute to the improvement of the teaching of Mathematics in basic
education. In this article, we intend to analyze some productions of twelve by 6th grade students
who used in the second semester of 2018 manipulative materials to solve two problems. Based
on a Historical-Cultural perspective of learning, we seek to understand the potential of
manipulative materials beyond planning, focusing on how learners appropriate these objects.
Grounded in the assumptions of qualitative research, we analyzed students’ resolution strategies
based on the reports of classes produced by undergraduate Mathematics students who were
collaborators in the research. As the main results, we highlight that the appropriation of the
manipulative material by the students led the resolution process and to the understanding of the
possibility of replacing the manipulative material with a design. Thus, we infer that the use of
such materials in addition to motivating is justified when they mediate problem solving.
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Elementary school, Mathematics education
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DEODATO, A. A.; FARIA, J. B.; AMÂNCIO, R. A. Manipulative materials as mediation artifacts in problem solving. Revista Internacional de Pesquisa em Educação Matemática, Brasília, v. 13, n. 1, 2023. Disponível em: <http://www.sbemrevista.com.br/revista/index.php/ripem/article/view/3211>. Acesso em: 06 jul. 2023.