Análise combinatória: uma abordagem para o sexto ano do Ensino Fundamental

Abstract

Noting the difficulties that exist in the teaching and learning of mathematics, we propose in this paper an approach to Combinatorial Analysis to the sixth grade of elementary school, inductive and intuitively, in a first moment, without formality, favoring the cognitive development of the student. We noticed along our learning staff who work Combinatorics shown as an obstacle to students due to the way that content is discussed in almost all of the time through mathematical formulas, which makes losing the sense of problem solving. Our proposal is to use the resolution of problems and techniques of fundamental principle of counting, which is usually in the second year of high school is quoted only at the beginning of the study of Combinatorics to then list the formulas of arrangements, combination and permutation, combinatorial reasoning development in students of the sixth grade of elementary school, improving this way the teaching and understanding of mathematics. We had as main sources of research, books, the National curricular parameters, magazine articles, dissertations and theses that deal with the subject.