A utilização de analogias como recurso didático no ensino de matemática: uma análise estrutural em livros didáticos no ensino do conceito de função

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the analogies used in 9th year grade mathematics textbooks in relation to teaching the concept of function. It is based on the cognitive potential attributed to analogies as teaching and learning tools, and on the structural mapping proposed by Gentner (1983) and collaborators. The aim of the analysis was to identify the presence of analogies used in teaching the concept of functions in the eight 9th year grade mathematics textbooks approved by the PNLD (2020). The literature review on the subject indicated a lack of research on the use of analogies in teaching mathematics. The results of the research into the analysis of analogies in textbooks, using Structural Mapping, show that the comparisons used in these books about the concept of function are structurally consistent analogies with didactic possibilities. In this sense, this work aims to be a contribution to research investigating the subject proposed here, the use of analogies in the teaching of mathematics.