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ABSTRACT
This work aims to research the contributions of the using of the investigation and
exploitations tasks, with the usage of dynamic geometry software to a meaningful
learning of some analytic geometry concepts, limiting itself to dots and lines. As
theoretical references were used the ideas of João Pedro da Ponte (exploitation and
investigative activities) and the theory of David Ausubel (meaningful learning). For its
doing, was proposed and activity sequence, made by researching individuals, math
future teachers of the basic education of superior institution of education. The
research had qualitative aspects overweighting quantitative aspects. This research
justifies itself not only because the importance of the investigating tasks, but also as
methodology for the teaching of math, as well as for the results of the researches
which appoints to the importance of the usage of dynamic geometry of the math`s
learning-teaching process and the changing necessity in the courses of teacher`s
formation. As a introductory toll of data collection was made up a statistical survey
whit the objective of knowing the researching actors, their academic life and the time-
spam devoted to study, as well as their way in the teaching of geometry. It was
elaborated a prior examination aiming to verify which were their skills and
background brought from their experiences. The target of the prior test was to
determinate a baseline of the initial knowledge status of the researched actors that was
useful as a base to the building of activities within the learning and teaching proposal.
The field research lasted eight weeks and the data collected with the aid of a field
notebook, taped dialogues and written registers of the researched actors activities were
the fundamental base for analyses and conclusions. From the gathered and analyzed
data came up categories that enabled the perception of a meaningful learning
manifestation. With this research, intends contribute to the formation of futures math`s
teachers that will act on the basic education, appointing others possibilities for the
process of math`s teaching and learning.
Key Words: Analytical Geometry, Teacher`s Formation, Meaningful Learning and
Investigative Tasks.
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