Active methodology in the construction of mathematical knowledge

Abstract

The present education needs to maximize knowledge construction processes, in order to get critics, loved, caring and thoughtful human beings. It is required to propose active methodologies grounded in constructivist contributions of teachers and philosophical thinkers. Mistakenly thought to build knowledge is only transmitting divided ideas, dismantling important pedagogical processes, the article proposes developing active methodology in the construction of mathematical knowledge. For this we have proposed an active methodology that begins with storytelling and motivational stories to formulate the problem; then interactively students in the company of teachers identify and solve critical data and formulas supplemented with Christian teaching of human values. This methodology strengthens its comprehensive training and knowledge transfer to be applied to new significant situations, while motivating students to awaken their ingenuity and creativity in solving mathematical problems. The ultimate goal is to transform a traditional teaching in an active, participatory and interdisciplinary teaching. To develop the proposed method is taken as an example to the “algebraic equations”.