Caracterização dos atributos do design de jogos e brinquedos pedagógicos para o ensino da matemática no terceiro ano do ensino fundamental.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the importance of certain Design attributes in educational games and toys used to teach mathematical content in the 3rd year of elementary school, in order to identify the potential of each attribute in relation to the content being taught. The method used in this research can be characterized as qualitative in its approach, applied in its nature, exploratory in scope and as a multiple case study in its design. The research was carried out in the elementary department of six municipal, state and private schools located in the city of Santa Luzia, Paraíba, Brazil, where games and toys are used as a pedagogical practice to teach the discipline of mathematics to 3rd year students. The results showed the importance of the Design of educational games and toys for teaching, with the attributes of these products enabling them to fulfil their function of passing on some type of knowledge to the child more or less satisfactorily. As such, this research enables conclusions to be reached as to the level of satisfaction delivered by the attributes present in relation to the mathematical content for which they are used. Thus, in the context of this study, Design is considered to be a tool that can assist and enhance the teaching of mathematical content through the visual communication offered by each product.