THE POTENTIAL OF THE GAME “MEANING DETECTIVE”

UNDERSTANDING OF MATHEMATICAL TERMS WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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https://doi.org/10.56579/rei.v7i5.1568

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Mathematical terms, Mathematical Games, High school

Abstract

This research addresses the use of mathematical games as a trend in Mathematics Education, aiming to favor students' understanding of some mathematical terms. For this, a game was developed whose objective is to investigate the possible contributions of the game Detective of meanings, in the understanding of mathematical terms and questions for high school students. This study has a qualitative approach, which included two classes of the second year of high school in a public school in Petrolina-PE, totaling 74 students, being divided into two moments: in the first one, the game was experienced in the classroom and in the second moment, a verification questionnaire was applied, which allowed not only the analysis of data regarding the students' learning, but also made them realize the usefulness of the terms in mathematical questions. During the application of the game it was noticeable the motivation, interaction and curiosity of students to know if the definitions presented were correct. Finally, it is emphasized that there is didactic potential in the game Detective of meanings, given that it allows students to remember and learn new terms, allowing them to be active in the construction of knowledge.

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Oseas Alves Sobral Neto, University of Pernambuco

Graduated in Mathematics Education (Licentiate) from the University of Pernambuco (UPE), Petrolina Campus. During his undergraduate studies, he was a Scientific Initiation scholarship holder in the project entitled Approach of the Exponential Race Game as a Learning Enabler for 2nd Year High School Students, developed from September 2021 to August 2022. He also participated in the extension project Collaborative Studies in Mathematics Education. He is currently a tenured teacher at Santo Antônio School, Juazeiro City Hall, Bahia.

Lucilia Batista Dantas Pereira, University of Pernambuco

She holds a degree in Food Engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba (1992), a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1996), and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2000). Although her academic background is in Engineering, she has always taught courses in the field of Mathematics. She began as a substitute professor at UERJ, teaching Differential Equations for Mathematics and Physics programs. Later, as a tenured professor at the University of Vale do Paraíba (UNIVAP), she taught Basic Mathematics, Differential and Integral Calculus I and II, Numerical Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations for UNIVAP’s Engineering programs. She is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Pernambuco (UPE) in the Mathematics Teaching degree program, also teaching mathematics-related courses. She has actively supervised undergraduate thesis projects, most of them in the field of Mathematics. She is the leader of the Research Group Mathematical Studies and Their Trends. She is also a professor and advisor in the Professional Master’s Program in Mathematics in the National Network (PROFMAT-UNIVASF). From 2014 to 2018, she served as Area Coordinator of the Institutional Program for Teaching Initiation Scholarships (PIBID/Capes/UPE) at the University of Pernambuco, Petrolina Campus.

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2025-10-12

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Sobral Neto, O. A., & Pereira, L. B. D. (2025). THE POTENTIAL OF THE GAME “MEANING DETECTIVE”: UNDERSTANDING OF MATHEMATICAL TERMS WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Interdisciplinary Studies Journal, 7(5), 01–26. https://doi.org/10.56579/rei.v7i5.1568

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