Abstract

DIAS, Sandy da Conceição; SA, Pedro Franco de  and  SANTOS, Maria de Lourdes Silva. THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS ACCORDING TO BLIND STUDENTS FROM BELÉM, STATE OF PARÁ. Rev. Exitus [online]. 2019, vol.9, n.3, pp.223-251.  Epub Apr 17, 2020. ISSN 2237-9460.  https://doi.org/10.24065/2237-9460.2019v9n3id941.

This work presents the results of a study aimed at making a diagnosis of the teaching and learning process of mathematics in Year 6 for blind students of Belém, state of Pará. Data were gathered through a semistructured interview conducted with six blind students. The analysis indicated that, despite the advances in the legislation, the students were not yet properly included in the classroom, and that the methodology adopted by the teachers in the classes were preponderantly expositive, disregarding the learning needs and the condition of blind students, a fact that compromised learning, especially in classes whose content involved graphics and spatial geometry. Regarding the Year-6 subjects to be considered the most difficult ones for blind students to learn, they indicated the following: Number expressions; Not accurate division; Fraction Simplification, Potentiation and Radiation; Angles; Line segment; Types of graphs, among others. The research allowed us to conclude that the process of including blind students, especially regarding mathematical discipline, is still far from the appropriate conditions for them, especially considering the complaints made by the sample related to the fact that they depended heavily on the help of third parties to study and record their school activities indicating that these students were included in regular classes but not necessarily included in the educational process.

Keywords : Mathematical Education; Special education; Math Teaching for the Blind.

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