NTEGRATION OF COMPUTERS IN THE TEACHING PRACTICES OF MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

Abstract

In this paper we present an excerpt of the data obtained by applying a questionnaire to 44 Mathematics teachers who were teaching in the academic year 2013/2014 in Braga (Portugal). The data produced are part of an investigation aimed to see how the computer is used in math classes from public schools in Braga. We characterize the subjects and present their perspectives related to the integration of the computer in schools and their teaching practices. The results show that most teachers (79.5%) use the computer every year to teach. Also show that 72.7% of the study participants math teachers use the computer to teach in primary education, while 36.4% use it in secondary education and in both levels of education, the geometry is the subject where the computer is used more in the teaching of mathematical content. The results demonstrate the satisfaction of those teachers inusing computers in their teaching practices, recognizing the importance of such use.