INCENTIVE TO STUDY MATHEMATICS IN THE FINAL YEARS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Abstract

The present work has as its guiding question the reasons that make students terrified of mathematics in the final years of elementary school. The factors that can interfere and cause this certain fear in the teaching of mathematics were analyzed. The work started from the idea that teachers can seek different alternatives to encourage the taste for discipline in students. The use of innovative methodologies, capable of clarifying its importance and application in our daily lives, is one of the possibilities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the work had to be adequate to be carried out in the remote mode. In this way, what was supposed to be in the face-to-face form had to be adequate for the remote format. However, the adequacy did not prevent the survey of aspects considered important by the target audience for a more pleasurable learning of mathematics. Among the main results, there is the mention of the teacher's role as the main motivating agent in learning, which is linked to another aspect that is frequently mentioned, which is the methodology. Respondents stated that they feel challenged and learn with pleasure when the contents are worked in a contextualized way to their daily lives.