Tecnologias utilizadas na formação de professores nas disciplinas de geometria e desenho geométrico na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora entre 1980 e 2010: enfoque histórico e epistemológico

Abstract

The present research aims to study, from a historical and epistemological point of view, the presence of Technologies in the trajectory of the subjects of Geometry and Geometric Drawing, which are part of the training of teachers who teach mathematics. The period of research, from 1980 to 2010, was influenced by the Modern Mathematics Movement (which occurred in Brazil in the 1960s and 1970s), which marked not only the teacher training, but the way in which the subjects of Geometry and Geometric Drawing were delineated over time. In addition, it influenced the official determinations and practices in the training courses, either of the teachers for the initial years, or of the specific teachers for Mathematics discipline. The methodology chosen for this research in order to contribute to the proposal of this project followed the precepts of Bogdan and Biklen (1994) in a qualitative research when proceeding in the study of software and other technologies that were used in the teaching of these disciplines during the period of investigation and interviews with teachers who have taught these subjects in the period in question. In addition, the epistemological historical approach was used in research in documents, books, and menus in order to find traces of the use of technologies in the subjects Geometry and Geometric Drawing. The results indicate that the approach to the use of educational technologies has become more and more frequent over time, however, there is a certain insecurity on the part of some teachers to use technological means with their students. And through analysis of menus and books it is noted that not always the use of technologies is evident.