Atividade de estudo do conceito de transformação linear na perspectiva da teoria do ensino desenvolvimental de V. V. Davydov

Abstract

This work falls into the category of research into Theories of Education and Pedagogical Processes, and has as its main investigative focus, the teaching-learning process according to the algebraic concept of linear transformation, based on V.V. Davydov´s theory of developmental teaching. The question it seeks to clarify is : what are the repercussions for teaching the concept of linear transformation, based on the historical-cultural theory, in specific, Davydov's developmental theory, in the process of concept formation by students? Specifically, it aims to analyze the history of the logical development of the concept of linear transformation in order to grasp the relations present in it and the forms of mental movement displayed, towards identifying the mental actions to be contemplated in the planning and conduct of the activity of study; to carry out the study activity through the development of a didactic formation experiment to understand, in the course of the teaching-learning process of the concept of linear transformation, elements that indicate qualitative and quantitative changes in the development of student thinking. To this end research was carried out that consisted of a teaching experiment in a class of Linear Algebra at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Goiás - Câmpus Goiânia, based on the assumptions of Davydov. This was completed with fourteen students of the Bachelor in Electrical Engineering graduate course and done so according to the structure of the study activity proposed by Davydov. The procedures for collecting the data were as follows: a written record of semistructured interviews with the teacher, socio-cultural questionnaires completed by the students, a diagnostic instrument for evaluation, an experimental teaching plan and the notes from non-participant direct observers. Data analysis focuses on the process of concept formation and the elements involved in this process from the following categories: transformation of task data into the identification of the general principle of the concept of linear transformation; from modeling to transformation of a model to the concept of linear transformation and the use of the concept of linear transformation as a mental tool. The results showed: the motivation of students during the experimental teaching; an understanding of algebraic concepts after logical-historical analysis by the majority of the research subjects; indicators of the zone of proximal development of the students in relation to the concepts of matrix, function and vector space - considered here as the prerequisites for the formation of the concept of linear transformation, developing the ability to think Mathematically according to the logic of this science; evidence of qualitative changes in the development of theoretical thinking of the research subjects, again, regarding the concept of linear transformation. The main contribution of this research was to show an alternative way of organizing the teaching of the concept of linear transformation, and consequently Linear Algebra. It is believed that even with the contradictions present in the curricular structure of the courses in the areas of the exact and world sciences and in engineering, as well as in the students' school formation, it is possible to carry out teaching based on the theory of developmental teaching and contribute to the theoretical thought formation in the majority of students.