THE USE OF MANIPULABLE MATERIAL TO LEARN 5TH GRADE BASIC ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS BY STUDENTS WITH LEARNING LAG
Learning Disabilities, Arithmetic Operations, Manipulable Materials, Pedagogical Intervention.
This research aimed to investigate the use of manipulatives as a didactic resource for mediating the learning of basic arithmetic operations in the 5th year of elementary school by students with mathematical learning deficits , from a state school in the city of Tangará da Serra - MT. The research problem was to find out : how can the use of manipulative materials serve as a didactic strategy to mediate the learning of the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) by students with learning gaps? The study was developed using the following methods: 1 - Bibliographical research with a systematic literature review, which allowed us to contextualize and subsidize the discussion of the data using Bardin's Content Analysis (1977); 2- Documentary Research with analysis of official documentation dealing with the Learning Laboratory policy; 3 - Action Research - action research is based on an "action-reflection-action" organization, with cycles of actions involving different planning phases, such as: a) Identification of the Problem, to recognize the learning stages in which the students are positioned and identify the aptitudes and limitations of each student; b) Data Collection with a class observation diary, dialogue with the regent teacher and pedagogical team and learning verification tests; c) Qualitative analysis of the data collected. The Action Research was carried out with two 5th grade students enrolled in the Learning Laboratory with pedagogical intervention using manipulable materials such as abacus and golden material. The results showed that the use of manipulatives can be effective in mediating the learning of basic arithmetic operations in students with learning deficits, promoting socialization, concretization of concepts, visualization of operations, repetitive practices, personalization of learning and solving everyday problems. They should be used from an approach that takes into account the individual needs of the students.