El juego en el área de matemáticas en la educación Primaria

Abstract

The reported Memoir entitled Using the game on Mathematics of Primary School is dedicated to analyze the use of the game as a learning tool in the field of Mathematics at the level of 5th course in Primary School. The first parto f the Memoir is devoted to state the basis for using of thegame at primary levels of the syllabus under three perspectivas: psycho-pedagogical, historical and curriculum development. More precisely, it explores the connections between the game and its applications in school Mathematics justifying them. By other hand, it is relevant to fix and clarify the type of research methodology to be used. In fact, inthe Memoir it is introduced a qualitative methodology since the author is mainly concentrated inthe experiences that of all participants have inside their social setting which leads to state general conclusions. Besides, the methodology is also of descriptive type since the author plays an active role in the process trying to transform the social reality. In the second part, the author presents the designo f a didactic proposal using mainly three resources: chess, sudokus and tangrams. They are stated in order to work with schoolchildren in a playful way, progressing at the same time in the currícula contains. It is underlined also in the Memoir, the particular beneficts of each research. In a particular way it is also suggested to bring to classroom other proposals based in other games such as NIM’s, Hanoi Towers, Mathemagia and Collatz conjecture. Next step in the Memoir is to develop applications of the above games. It is proponed to work with groups of at most 20 students from 5th course of Primary School in any acholar center in the Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia. In fact the proposal was applied in Orly a Group of 20 students. In this Group were dectected 6 students with important difficulties in reading-writing which need some additional considerationand work. Last parto f the Memoir is devoted to valoration of results of the process and taking out some conclusiones, educational implications and discussions of them. It is necessary to underline that the research is innovative and useful for teachers helping them to introduce some changes in their way of teaching in order to improve the level of knowledge of schoolchild