Potencialidades do uso do vídeo “Soma 3” do Projeto MathLibras para o ensino de Matemática para crianças surdas, a partir da percepção de duas professoras.

Abstract

This academic research considers a qualitative approach and is a case study whose research question is “What is the perception of teachers about the use of the ‘Soma 3’ movie to teach Mathematics to deaf children in the 1st and 2nd year of Elementary School?”. Searching for an answer to this question, the general goal was to analyze the potential use of the “Soma 3” movie in the teaching of Mathematics for deaf children in the 1st and 2nd year of Elementary School, from the perception of two teachers. This text discusses the teaching of mathematics, visuality, and Deaf Education. The research subjects were two teachers, one deaf and one hearing, from the initial years of Elementary School at Escola Especial Professor Alfredo Dub (a bilingual school for the deaf) in the city of Pelotas/RS. The method used as a source of production and data collection was a questionnaire applied to the teachers, which returned with written answers from the hearing teacher and, in video form, from the deaf teacher. The basis for this investigation was Content Analysis. As a result of this research, we registered the importance of visuality in the teaching of Mathematics for deaf children, but with the emphasis that this does not apply only to them. It was also possible to perceive that the visuals interfere positively with the learning of these children, including the use of didactic videos as a resource. From the research conducted, it was figured it out that this is an excellent resource for teaching. It is noteworthy about the use of the analyzed video that despite being configured as a positive instrument, it is not indicated for the 1st and 2nd years of Elementary School, due to its difficulty level. Another aspect found about the use of this type of video is related to the language. For it to be used without the teacher's help, deaf children must have a more developed language, is that greater fluency in sign language.