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THE TRAINING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHERS TO TEACH
MATHEMATICS IN PNLD 2019 TEXTBOOKS
A FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES DE EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL PARA ENSINAR
MATEMÁTICA EM LIVROS DIDÁTICOS DO PNLD 2019
FORMACIÓN DE PROFESORES DE EDUCACIÓN INFANTIL PARA ENSEÑAR
MATEMÁTICAS EN LOS LIBROS DE TEXTO PNLD 2019
Ana Paula Bolsan SAGRILO
1
Edvonete Souza de ALENCAR
2
AldrinCleyde da CUNHA
3
ABSTRACT
: In recent years, the educational context has undergone several transformations,
especially regarding the production of new materials for Early Childhood Education. Thus,
this article aims to discuss how the didactic authors and editors of the books of the 2019
National Program of Books and Teaching Materials (PNLD in the Portuguese acronym)
present the teaching of mathematics to teachers. To this end, this is a qualitative research of
documentary nature. Based on the study, it was possible to infer that the Mathematics Teacher
Specialized Knowledge (MTSK) is present in one of the PNLD books produced for teachers
of Early Childhood Education. However, it still presents a weakness regarding the MK
domain, something that needs to be questioned and reflected upon.
KEYWORDS
: Early childhood education. Book. PNLD. Mathematics.
RESUMO
: N
os últimos anos o contexto educacional vem sofrendo várias transformações,
principalmente, quanto à produção dos novos materiais destinados à Educação Infantil.
Assim, este artigo tem por objetivo dissertar como os autores didáticos e editores dos livros
do Programa Nacional do Livro e do Material Didático (PNLD) de 2019 apresentam o ensino
de matemática aos docentes. Para tanto, esta é uma pesquisa qualitativa de cunho documental.
Sendo que, com base no estudo realizado, foi possível inferir que o Conhecimento
Especializado do Professor de Matemática (MTSK) encontra-se presente em um dos livros do
PNLD produzidos para os professores da Educação Infantil. No entanto, ainda apresenta uma
fragilidade quanto ao domínio MK, algo que precisa ser questionado e refletido.
P
ALAVRAS-CHAVE
: Educação infantil. Livro. PNLD. Matemática.
1
Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), Dourados – MS – Brazil. Master's Student of the Graduate
Program in Science and Mathematics Teaching (PPGECMat). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-00028053-7611.
E-mail: anapaulabsagrilo@hotmail.com
2
Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), Dourados – MS – Brazil. Adjunct Professor of the Higher
Magisterium. Doctorate in Mathematics Education (PUC/SP). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5813-8702.
E-mail: edvonetealencar@ufgd.edu.br
3
Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), Dourados – MS – Brazil. Professor. Doctorate in Mathematics
Education (UNIAN). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0665-6436. E-mail: aldrincunha@ufgd.edu.br
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RESUMEN
: En los últimos años, el contexto educativo ha sufrido varias transformaciones,
principalmente en lo que respecta a la producción de nuevos materiales para la Educación
Infantil. Así, este artículo pretende discutir cómo los autores didácticos y editores de los
libros del Programa Nacional de Libros y Material Didáctico (PNLD) de 2019 presentan la
enseñanza de las matemáticas a los docentes. Para ello, se trata de una investigación
cualitativa de carácter documental. Con base en el estudio, fue posible inferir que el
Conocimiento Especializado del Profesor de Matemáticas (MTSK) está presente en uno de
los libros PNLD producidos para maestros de educación infantil. Sin embargo, todavía
presenta una fragilidad con respecto al dominio MK, algo que debe ser cuestionado y
reflejado.
PALABRASCLAVE
: Educación infantil. Libro. PNLD. Matemáticas.
Introduction
In recent years, the educational context has undergone several transformations,
especially regarding the production of new materials for Early Childhood Education, which
aim to support the pedagogical practice and, consequently, help in the training of teachers.
Thus, being aware that
Several studies point out that it is very common for teachers to "follow"
books to structure their classes. [...] it is important to analyze them carefully,
avoiding stereotyped judgments that do not contribute much to improve their
use or the educational practice (ZABALA, 1998, p. 169, our translation).
For it is necessary to understand that these materials help in the educational context,
however, it is important to reflect carefully on their proposals in order to adapt them to each
reality in which they will be worked.
In view of the above, and understanding the teacher's book as a resource formed by
concepts and paradigms of the current moment in which it was built, this article aims to
dissect how the didactic authors and editors of the books of the 2019 National Program of
Books and Teaching Materials (PNLD in the Portuguese acronym) present the teaching of
mathematics to teachers.
To this end, the study carried out here had the qualitative approach as its
m
ethodological basis. It was used because it does not seek to quantify something, nor is it
subject to the proof of facts, since the data collected and analyzed make use of different
approaches and is not metric, which leads the research to pay attention to real issues that
cannot be measured, since it focuses on understanding and explanation. Moreover, it is used
because the study includes some characteristics that belong to this approach, such as, for
example, the organization of some actions, including reporting, understanding, and
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explaining; understanding the interactive character between the purposes sought by the
researchers, their theoretical foundations, and the empirical data, and searching for the most
accurate results possible (GERHARDT; SILVEIRA, 2009).
We also used the documentary methodology, which according to Fonseca (2002)
follows the same paths of the bibliographical research, but appropriates the most varied and
disperse documents that have not yet undergone an analytical process, and in this research we
will analyze the textbooks for early childhood education of PNLD 2019 and the guiding
documents.
We have chosen to use as theoretical support the studies of the theoretical model
c
alled Mathematics Teachers' Specialized Knowledge - MTSK. With this, it is not intended to
exhaust the knowledge of teachers in the area of mathematics, nor to fragment it, but to reflect
on this method that lists a series of knowledge that the educator must master to teach and
make students learn mathematics. Therefore, the next section will bring the reader closer to
the theory that supported the analysis of some of the math activities in the PNLD book.
Approaching the theoretical field
Studies involving the knowledge of mathematics teachers have been gaining space in
recent times. In the year 2014 was launched by a group of researchers, more precisely by
Spanish professor José Carrillo and collaborators, who belong to the University of Huelva, the
titled in English language Mathematics Teachers' Specialized Knowledge (MTSK)
(MONTES; CONTRERAS; CARRILLO, 2013).
According to Flores-Medrano
et al
. (2016), this theory emerged from pre-existing
models and with the aim of not being concerned with topics of knowledge that belong to
professionals who work in diverse areas, but rather, with those that are proper of the
mathematics teacher. This is because, according to Flores, Escudero and Aguilar (2013) it
serves to carry out studies, in an analytical way, of the knowledge belonging to educators who
work with this field of knowledge.
This brief contextualization, demonstrates that this method is relevant to education and
deserves to be studied and reflected on in various researches, especially when it comes to
Mathematics Education.
For this, it is necessary to know the organization of the MTSK, which is systematized
in two major domains of knowledge: Mathematical Knowledge (MK) and Didactic Content
Knowledge (PCK). Therefore, the teacher's knowledge goes beyond the idea that it only
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involves the mathematical domain, because it also includes the didactics of the content
(FLORES-MEDRANO
et al
., 2016), which plays an essential role in the teaching and
learning process.
Each of these two domains has three subdomains. In the MK, which provides meaning
to the mathematical knowledge of the teacher of this area, there is the Knowledge of Topics or
Themes (KOT). In this domain, as Flores-Medrano
et al
. (2014) points out, the educator must
possess knowledge of the mathematical content that he or she is going to teach to his or her
students, but in addition to mastering it, it is important that the knowledge be of a higher
degree of complexity than that foreseen for the students.
Moreover, this sub-domain encompasses five categories. One of them is the category
called Phenomenology, which, on the one hand, considers the knowledge of the phenomena
that can help in the production of mathematical knowledge, considering even those that are in
the genesis of the concept and, on the other hand, also includes the knowledge that one has
about the applications of a subject. On the other hand, the second category is the knowledge
of the Properties and their Foundations granted to a certain topic or action, where the
properties are the particularities of the topic being developed and the foundations are the
mathematical supports. There is also the category Representation Register, which includes the
knowledge of the different ways that one can demonstrate what is being studied, as well as the
knowledge of the notational and lexical part that is adequate and related to these forms of
representation. The other category is Definitions, this corresponds to the knowledge of the
properties that place the object as something definable, as well as the numerous ways that the
educator uses to define something. Finally, the Procedures category is identified, in it the
teacher's knowledge regarding "How is it done?", "When can it be done?", "Why is it done
this way?" (FLORES-MEDRANO
et al
., 2014).
Next is the subdomain Knowledge of Mathematical Structure (KSM), which integrates
knowledge of the connections between various contents, which can be a relationship from
elementary topics to more complex ones or vice versa (FLORES-MEDRANO
et al
., 2014).
This has four categories. The first is called Connections and Complexity, which refers to the
idea that the teacher should be aware that the content taught can be linked to the next content.
Then there is the category Simplification Connections, which highlights the knowledge that
the content taught can be connected to what has been worked on before. The category Cross
Content Connections, which are the relationships that exist between simpler or more complex
content, and the category Auxiliary Connections, which are those that, as the name implies,
play the role of auxiliary (FLORES-MEDRANO
et al
., 2014).
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Moreover, in the MK domain, according to the aforementioned authors, there is the
subdomain Knowledge of mathematical practice (KPM), which highlights the relevance of the
teacher knowing the characteristics and the mathematical process to reach conclusions, thus
transposing the idea of knowing only the results.
Carrillo-Yañes
et al
. (2018) point out that the KPM does not yet have categories,
because it is in the process of study and construction. But, even so, it can be either General or
Specific KPM. The first, Practices connected to Mathematics in General, comprises the
knowledge of how mathematics occurs independent of any topic worked on. The second, on
the other hand, is something that belongs especially to the general KPM, only related to the
singularities of the topic under study.
In the PCK domain, according to Flores-Medrano
et al
. (2014), the teacher must
understand the importance of mathematical content as a content that must be taught, there is
the subdomain Knowledge of Learning Characteristics (KFLM), which involves the teacher's
knowledge regarding the aspects of learning pertaining to the content of mathematics. Thus, it
places "[...] the focus on the mathematical content [...]" (CARRILLO-YAÑES
et al
., 2018, p.
11, our translation).
Regarding the KFLM categories, Flores-Mendrano
et al
. (2014) describe that this
subdomain has the so-called Learning Theories, which includes the teacher's knowledge about
the possible ways to learn mathematical content. They also mention the category Strengths
and Difficulties Associated with Learning, which shows the knowledge of the mistakes,
obstacles, and failures related to the mathematical field. Next, the category Ways of
Interacting with Mathematical Content, which encompasses the knowledge of the path and
ways adopted by students, as well as the set of terminologies used to deal with a certain
content. And, finally, the category of Students' Conceptions of Mathematics, since it
addresses knowledge of the expectations and desires that students have about mathematics.
Subsequently, the subdomain Knowledge of teaching mathematics (KMT) is
identified, which according to Flores-Mendrano
et al
. (2014) involves knowledge closely
related to the mathematical field, just as occurs in KFLM. Moreover, it covers knowledge of
instruments, ways of presenting the topics, among other issues.
For the KMT three categories were listed. As Flores-Medrano
e
t al
. (2014) emphasize,
initially, one observes Personal or Institutionalized Teaching Theories, given that, in them, the
teacher can master the teaching theories corresponding to Mathematics Education, as well as
know how to exemplify, make analogies, explain, among other actions that are judged as
significant. Subsequently, there is the category that covers the knowledge of Material and
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Virtual Resources consistent with the content developed, and then the multiple materials are
mentioned, such as textbooks, rulers, software, and others. And, furthermore, the category that
according to Cabanha (2018) is called Teaching Resources is identified, since it includes
tasks, aids, and others.
Finally, the subdomain Knowledge of Mathematics Learning Standards (KMLS) is
identified. Carrillo-Yañes
et al
. (2018) state that it involves the prescribed curriculum, but is
not limited to it, for it is also the mathematics teacher's knowledge about the factors that
interfere with the teaching that he will make available to his students. Therefore, in addition to
the official documents, his acquired knowledge, such as through research, is also something
that conditions the teaching (CABANHA, 2018).
In addition to what has been described, in KMLS it is possible to see three categories.
The first refers to Expected Learning Outcomes, as it contains the knowledge that the teacher
must appropriate in order for it to be taught at the school moment in which the students are.
The second category is the knowledge of the Expected Conceptual and Procedural
Development Level, which encompasses what students are expected to develop in a more
intense way. And to conclude, there is the category Topic Sequencing, which, as its name
implies, consists of a sequence of topics to be used to develop teaching (CARRILLO-YAÑES
et al
., 2018).
It is based on what was discussed about the conceptualization and systematization of
the Mathematics Teacher's Specialized Knowledge (MTSK) that some mathematics teaching
proposals presented by one of the PNLD books of the year 2019 were analyzed.
Research Itineraries
We emphasize that this research is qualitative in nature and uses document analysis as
methodology. Therefore, based on what has been discussed, in order to carry out this article,
first of all, the two PNLD books that are circulating in public schools in Brazil and that are
intended for pre-school teachers, the "
Aprender com a Criança: experiência e conhecimento
"
by Priscila Monteiro, Monique Dsheinzelin and Ana Flávia Castanho and the book "
Pé de
brincadeira: Pré-escola
" by Angela Cordi, the latter was elected, for the data display of this
article, because it was built especially for teachers who work with children who are in the
mandatory age group of schooling, because its tasks are for the little ones from 4 to 5 years
and 11 months of age.
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When checking the material in general, it was observed that it is structured in six
chapters, but for this study we will analyze chapter four, which presents and describes
possibilities of pedagogical intervention.
In this chapter there are ten sections, each with 20 activity options, ten for 4-year-old
children and the other ten for 5-year-old children. However, due to the infeasibility of
exploring all the educational ideas related to the teaching of mathematics, we chose the ones
in section Theme 9, called 4.9 Science and Technology. This cut was made because it is
where there are more tasks with mathematical intentionality, in other words, that highlight the
field of experience of the Common National Curricular Base (BNCC) "Spaces, times,
quantities, relations and transformations" (BRAZIL, 2018), which mainly aims to trigger
and/or enhance mathematical skills in children.
Pedagogical practices in early childhood education aimed at teaching mathematics
Based on these reflections, the following analysis will show how the subdomains of
the specialized knowledge of the mathematics teacher are presented in pedagogical actions of
mathematics proposed in a teacher's book for early childhood education.
When analyzing all the activities described in the selected material, it was found that
they are organized in such a way that, initially, they present the time suggested for the
accomplishment of the task, along with its nomenclature.Then there is the BNCC field of
experience, the learning and development objective, the prepare moment, the development,
the socialization of the discoveries and self-evaluation and, finally, the evaluation.
Thus, among the pedagogical tasks located in the teacher's book, seven proposals that
belong to the field of mathematics and are in section 4.9 Science and technology were chosen
for investigation, as shown in the chart below.
Chart 1 –
Pedagogical proposals with mathematical intentions presented in chapter 4, theme
9 of the book
Pé de brincadeira: Pré-escola
4 to 5 years and 11 months old
Activity Name
Target age group
Antique Toy Factory
4 years old
Pencil
factory
4 years old
Car factory
4 years old
An Eye to the Past
5 years old
An invention that got the word out
5 years old
Hello? Who is this?
5 years old
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Calculating
5 years old
Source: Research data. Prepared by the authors based on the
book Pé de brincadeira: Pré-escola
4 to 5
years and 11 months old
When analyzing the selected pedagogical ideas, it is noted that all present the BNCC
field of experience (BRAZIL, 2018) that enables the teaching of temporal notion, numbers,
quantification, comparison among other mathematical concepts. Therefore, the explicit
presence of the KMLS subdomain is observed.
In this sense, this part, which deals with a legal document, should not only serve for
the educator to have contact and knowledge of the current regulations, but also involves
knowing what the students need to learn.
Thus, teachers must know and appropriate this knowledge, because this is where all
the legal apparatus of the teaching and learning process that must be carried out is found.
In the sequence, the activities describe the learning and development objectives of the
BNCC (BRASIL, 2018) along with the codes corresponding to them. In the first, second,
third, and fifth activities, the intention is to work on the concept of comparison. The fourth
proposal aims to develop teaching about classification from the identification of similarities
and differences. The sixth task aims to teach the number system and quantification. And, the
seventh pedagogical action aims to teach the notions of measures. To demonstrate, the
following chart shows the objectives with their respective codes.
Chart 2 –
BNCC objectives and codes corresponding to the activities chosen for analysis
Learning and development objective
BNCC Code
Establish relationships of comparison
between objects by observing their properties.
(EI03ET01)
Observe and describe changes in different
materials, resulting from actions on them, in
experiments
involving natural and artificial
phenomena.
(EI03ET02)
Classify objects and figures according to their
similarities and differences.
(EI03ET05)
Relate numbers to their respective quantities
and identify the before, after and between in a
sequence.
(EI03ET07)
Record observations, manipulations and
measurements, using multiple languages (drawing,
recording by numbers or spontaneous writing), in
(EI03ET04)
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dif
ferent media.
Source: Research data. Prepared by the authors based on the
book Pé de brincadeira: Pré-escola
4 to 5
years and 11 months old
When investigating this moment in the activities, it is possible to see that the intention
to teach the mathematical content comparison prevails, and then the other contents appear.
However, it should be noted that in the first stage of basic education there is an immensity of
content to be explored and all of them are equally important, such as working with measures.
Moreover, although the objectives show what is intended to be taught with certain
pedagogical actions, it is up to the teacher
Knowing the potential and limitations of each resource associated with
mathematical exploration and discussion of each of the topics that can and
should be explored in the context of each of the games with mathematical
intent (RIBEIRO, 2021, p. 115, our translation).
Therefore, the educator should not be limited to what is written in the books.
Given this, once again the presence of KMLS is observed, because the objectives
belong to the BNCC (BRAZIL, 2018), which is highlighted in Brasile belongs to the set of
documents that signal the time when each content should be worked, as well as the level of
complexity.
Subsequently, in the educational proposals raised for investigation, the presence of the
moment prepare was verified. In it, all the activities list the materials that must be made
available to students in order to carry out the tasks. This idea can be seen in the following
excerpts, the first found in a proposal designed for 4-year-olds and the second for 5-year-olds:
Chart 3 –
"Get ready" section corresponding to two activities chosen for analysis
Provide jars of different sizes, small boxes, and paper packets (CORDI, 2021, p. 204).
Provide cardboard boxes (cereal and toothpaste boxes
-
one for each child), colored papers, tape, string,
sulfite paper, and felt-tip pens (CORDI, 2018, p. 214).
Source: Research data. Prepared by the authors based on the
book Pé de brincadeira: Pré-escola
4 to 5
years and 11 months old
Based on the analysis of this topic, it can be seen that the mathematical proposals in
the book under analysis are based on games and play. These actions are loaded with a very
significant value, as they break with practices in which students are seen as passive beings.
However, for them to really have a valuable function in the teaching and learning process,
they need to have defined which mathematical concepts it is desired that the student learns,
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such as, for example, counting, sorting, classification, complementary set, spatial notion,
temporal notion, measures and magnitudes, fraction as part-all, serialization, among others:
In this way, as it is the moment in which it presents the objects to be used it is possible
to ascertain the presence of the knowledge belonging to the KMT subdomain, which covers
knowing the relevance of working with several ways of representation.
When we check the next topic, called development, we notice that it contains all the
strategies that can be applied to perform the tasks, because there are step by step, as well as
songs, information, curiosities, images, games, and procedures for making the necessary
materials. To illustrate, we take as a reference the development of two practical ideas, the first
one for 4-year-old children and the second one for 5-year-old children.
Chart 4 –
Development" section corresponding to the two activities chosen for analysis
Development:
Form a circle with the children and place several types of crayons in the center. Ask them to
hypothesize about how the crayon is made and how the color inside is produced. Ask them to record their
hypotheses on a sheet of paper and then share what they th
ought with the large group. At this time, it is
important that the children take care to speak in a way that others will understand them and that they make an
effort to understand their peers. After socializing the children's hypotheses, present the following information.
How do you put the graphite inside the pencil? To make the pencils, grooves are dug in a wooden board. Then a
black graphite paste for colored pencils is poured into the grooves. A second wooden board is then glued on top
of the first. Wh
en the glue dries, the plates go through a mechanical planer that separates the pencils and gives
them their shape. (LAROUSSE, 2008, p. 62)
If possible, bring several boxes of crayons into the classroom and discuss how to organize them. Then propose
the construction of a make-believe Pencil Factory. Agree on what materials can be part of the game and prepare
the room's environment. When everything is ready, invite the children to play pencil factory (CORDI, 2018, p.
204).
Development:
Gather the children in a circle and introduce them to the abacus and the calculator. Ask if they
know these objects and have used them before. Ask what they think they have in common.
Tell the children that the abacus is a very old tool used to do math. The evolution of the abacus is the calculator,
so common in our day to day life. Tell them that nowadays there are also digital calculators in different
supports, such as cell phones and computers. Ask the children if they have ever seen a calculator. Have they
ever handled them? In what situations do people use calculators? And without calculators, how do people do
math? Let them freely handle the calculators. Finally, invite them to build their own calculators out of scrap
materials, and then choose a situation where they can play with them -
for example, playing supermarket,
beauty salon, barbershop, etc
.
(CORDI, 2018, p. 219).
Source: Research data. Prepared by the authors based on the
book Pé de brincadeira: Pré-escola
4 to 5
years and 11 months old
In the first development we can see the purpose of teaching the mathematical concept
of classification. However, it is worth remembering that this part of the activity does not
clearly describe the work with this content, but in its objective this is evident and brings the
idea that this topic is significant for this age group.
In the second development, it is possible to recognize the work with counting and
recognition of numbers. This should lead educators to understand that working with numbers
should not be limited to knowing how to write them.
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Thus, making use of play, a resource present in the proposals analyzed, is something
significant, because it is different from conventional teaching and goes beyond the shallow
teaching in which counting and identifying numerals prevail.
In view of the above, in this section we understand the presence of the dimensions of
the KMT subdomain, because it refers to the teacher's knowledge in different ways of
teaching and various tasks of mathematical content. In the second excerpt presented, we
notice that the teacher is encouraged to learn a little about the history and functionality of the
abacus.
Moreover, when exploring the activities, we find the step Socialization of discoveries
and self-evaluation. Here educators are directed to question the little ones and, consequently,
lead them to interact with the group, exposing their wishes, impressions, ideas and thoughts
about what is being worked on with that particular pedagogical action. Moments like these
make the teacher get to know more about the students' resolutions and reflections, which
characterizes the KMLS. To demonstrate, two of these moments were selected, one belonging
to a pedagogical proposal built for 4 year old children and the other, to a task directed to 5
year olds.
Chart 5 –
Section "Socialization of the findings and self-evaluation" corresponding to the two
activities chosen for analysis
Socialization of the discoveries and self
-
evaluation:
Ask the children how it was playing top, leading them to
share their impressions with the large group. Who enjoyed the game? How do you make the top spin longer?
(CORDI, 2018, p. 204).
Socializing disc
overies and self
-
evaluation:
The children may be surprised by the phone models presented. If
they can manipulate these models, they can share their impressions with their classmates, commenting on the
size of the object, for example, the weight of the device, the shapes that are so different from the current ones,
etc
.
(CORDI, 2018, p. 214).
Source: Research data. Prepared by the authors based on the
book Pé de brincadeira: Pré-escola
4 to 5
years and 11 months old
When investigating this step of the tasks found in the book, it is possible to identify
that there can be the exploration of several mathematical concepts, such as temporal notion,
comparison, weight, shape, identification of numbers, arithmetic thinking, and others.
However, as it is a moment that requires the interaction of teachers, because they are the ones
who must conduct the questioning, it is crucial that these professionals master certain
pedagogical knowledge that belongs to the practice.
In this way, it can be said that the knowledge of the KFLM sub-domain is evidenced,
because when exploring orally the task performed in the previous topic it is necessary for the
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educator to have knowledge regarding the students' understanding of the contents and the
language related to the concepts.
Finally, the proposals have an evaluation step. However, since this is a material for
teachers of early childhood education, it is important to remember that the act of evaluating is
not intended to measure and/or classify children, since its purpose in this first stage of basic
education is to make teachers capable of reflecting on and improving their teaching practice in
order to get closer to a quality education. The chart below shows two moments from this
section, the first in a task designed for 4-year-olds and the other in an activity designed for 5-
year-olds.
Chart 6 –
Section "Evaluation" corresponding to two activities chosen for analysis
Evaluation:
Observe whether, in the round of conversation, the children reported what they know about cars
and noticed the changes that have occurred in this technology up to the present day (CORDI, 2021, p. 205)
Evaluation:
Look to see if children notice the change
s in the models with regard to shape, size and weight.
They may notice, for example, that the phones have changed size, becoming smaller and lighter. There is
certainly no need to go into detail about what made this possible. They can intuit that ever-smaller parts and
components have been researched and developed, making for more compact equipment
.
(CORDI, 2018, p.
214).
Source: Research data. Prepared by the authors based on the
book Pé de brincadeira: Pré-escola
4 to 5
years and 11 months old
In this context, the educator will have the opportunity to probe what the children have
learned about the mathematics content worked in each pedagogical proposal.
Once again, we can see the presence of KMLS, because for educators to make a
relevant assessment they need to master the knowledge about what it is desired that students
learn in the field of mathematics.
Fin
al remarks
With this article it was possible to show that the Mathematics Teacher's Specialized
Knowledge (MTSK) is present in one of the PNLD books produced for kindergarten teachers.
Thus, in the analyzed tasks, it was evident that only one domain of the MTSK is
explicit in the described tasks to guide teachers in their pedagogical practice, because in them
the Didactic Content Knowledge (DKK) prevails. This occurs because the textbook has as its
primary intent to describe the activities emphasizing their didactic issues, since, when
presenting them, it mentions the documents that guide education, the materials to be used in
performing the tasks, the procedures that need to be put into practice, the questions that can be
raised and the evaluation process that the teacher must do.
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Thus, the Knowledge of Mathematics (MK) does not stand out with so much emphasis
in the proposals discussed throughout the material, because only the subdomain KPM was
found, while the subdomains KOT, KSM were not identified. However, this does not mean
that they are not relevant, on the contrary, in order to put into practice activities with
mathematical intentionality, it is crucial for educators to master this knowledge, which serves
as a basis for carrying out the tasks. This situation is opposed to the Didactic Content
Knowledge (DKK), because this is in vogue in the tasks, since all its subdomains, the KFLM,
KMT and KMLS were found in the activities, the last one being the one that stood out the
most throughout the analysis.
Finally, it is possible to infer that the material analyzed here is relevant to identify the
knowledge that belongs to MTSK, because despite presenting a weakness regarding the MK
domain, it makes it possible to reflect on this situation, which needs to be thought about by
everyone involved in the teaching and learning process, since this subdomain involves
fundamental knowledge to achieve a good work, because teachers need to know the
mathematical concepts, relationships and the whole path that is used to reach the conclusions.
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How to reference this article
SAGRILO, A. P. B.; ALENCAR, E. S. The training of early childhood education teachers to
teach mathematics in PNLD 2019 textbooks.
Revista online de Política e Gestão
Educacional
, Araraquara, v. 26, n. 00, e022123, 2022. e-ISSN:1519-9029. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22633/rpge.v26i00.15749
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