Elaboração de tarefas de sequências de padrões por professores dos anos iniciais em um processo formativo remoto

Abstract

The objective of this work was to present a study about the formation process of algebraic thinking of teachers in the early years of elementary school, according to the Objectification Theory, when they elaborate tasks of sequences and patterns in a remote formative process. The continuing education, carried out by the search group Al-Jabr with support from FACEPE (Publication APQ 16/2021), involved the participation of teachers and coordinators of elementary schools in the state of Pernambuco, debated how to work specific tasks in classrooms aimed at students' ability to think algebraically. The continuing education was based on the Objectification Theory (OT). The OT is a cultural-historical theory focused at non-individualistic teaching and learning. We focused on the analysis of the 6th meeting of a small group of teachers who created two tasks about sequences and patterns in a remote joint labor. In this sense, we had specific objectives to analyze how teachers elaborate task commands and if there is the presence of the three vectors of algebraic thinking. Among the results obtained, we identified that the teachers were able to create the tasks and discuss their analysis of the presence of vectors. The teachers were also able to determine the type of generalization of each elaborated task. We conclude that adequate continuing education for teachers transforms their attitudes as educators and we can observe that the remote joint labor was a process that aimed to make teachers reflective and critical in the elaboration process.