Critical and creative thinking in mathematics in national curriculum guidelines

Abstract

FONSECA, Mateus Gianni  and  GONTIJO, Cleyton Hércules. Critical and creative thinking in mathematics in national curriculum guidelines. Ensino em Re-Vista [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.3, pp.956-978.  Epub Dec 11, 2020. ISSN 1983-1730.  https://doi.org/10.14393/er-v27n3a2020-8.

Rapid scientific and technological progress has nourished the establishment of different and unprecedented demands, while critical and creative thinking has been pointed out in several works as important for solving nontrivial problems - although there is fragility regarding their conceptualization, even in official documents. This article is a theoretical discussion about critical and creative thinking, particularly in the field of mathematics, based on a documentary research (National Curriculum Parameters, Common National Curriculum Base and scientific production databases). As a result of the research, a concept is proposed, along with examples that illustrate how to stimulate critical and creative thinking in mathematics in the classroom. It is hoped that it will be useful to underpin public educational policies, including the construction of school curricula, and therefore pedagogical practices in the field of mathematics at different levels and modalities of education.

Keywords : Mathematics education; Critical and creative thinking; Critical and creative thinking in mathematics; Mathematical Creativity; Problem solving.

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