CASE STUDY: REVIEWING BASIC MATHEMATICS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Basic Mathematics. Foundation course. Sequence of Polya
Current data show the real Brazilian situation in Education in a general way, and espe-
cially in Mathematics Teaching. The national and international evaluations carried out highlight the diculties of students in the main contents of Mathematics. In this work we intend to demonstrate that through a course of Basic Mathematics in High School, under a dierent perspective based on the sequence of the Hungarian Mathematician, George Polya, it is possible to improve the performance of the student in Mathematics. The sequence presents four stages of problem solving: understanding the problem; prepare a resolution plan; execute the plan and check the results according to the given situation. In the work we present the survey designed to list the students participating in this journey as well as the questions that would be addressed in the classroom and, nally, the evaluation done at the conclusion of the activities established in the work presented here.