Submitted by Jean Medeiros (jeanletras@uepb.edu.br) on 2018-06-14T14:16:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Valdiélio Joaquim Menezes Melo da Silva.pdf: 46747748 bytes, checksum: d609b62cdaa9525bfc0e354728d2745d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Secta BC (secta.csu.bc@uepb.edu.br) on 2018-06-18T18:12:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Valdiélio Joaquim Menezes Melo da Silva.pdf: 46747748 bytes, checksum: d609b62cdaa9525bfc0e354728d2745d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-18T18:14:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Valdiélio Joaquim Menezes Melo da Silva.pdf: 46747748 bytes, checksum: d609b62cdaa9525bfc0e354728d2745d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The searches for an effective teaching, which gives the students possibilities to think, interact or modify the environment where they live are constant. The debates between the different areas like pedagogy, psychology, neuroscience, sociology between others, are endless in this aspect. In a globalized world where information is easily and quickly available, where facts and events overload our media almost in real time, education needs to be update with new information and communication technologies and search associate them with teaching techniques that can produce in the students the necessary conditions to manipulate these tools effectively in their plans of work and decision making. In view of the above, the objective of this work is the construction of a Potentially Significant Teaching Unit (UEPS) on the Hall effect, a content that is a direct application of electromagnetism topics already contemplated in normal high school courses. contextualization of the students daily life. Based on the memory of Ausubel's meaningful learning, a UEPS is supported by the prior knowledge of each orienting, starting point for the learning of the new concepts. In addition, the principles, ideas and strategies pointed out by Professor Marco Antonio Moreira in his work on Critical Significant Learning, north and complement the didactic sequence on the Hall effect. Their ideas for interventions and strategies, and the potential of learning facilitators. In addition, we incorporate to the UEPS an application of a simulator of this program developed without Modellus program, this way, it allows the students to interact among themselves and to investigate as relations between the Physical greats involved in the phenomenon. Therefore, in this work, we present a didactic intervention idea that searches the universe of the students experience, from them, to present new knowledge that makes their day-to-day and allow them to interpret in a conscious way, the world that surrounds them. / As buscas por um ensino eficaz, que dê possibilidades de o aluno pensar, interagir ou modificar o meio onde vive é constante. Os debates entre as diversas áreas como a pedagogia, psicologia, neurociência, sociologia entre outras, são constantes nesse aspecto. Em um mundo globalizado onde as informações estão disponíveis de forma muito mais fácil e rápida, onde fatos e acontecimentos inundam nossas mídias quase em tempo real, a educação precisa estar atualizada, a par das novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação e procurar associá-las a técnicas de ensino que possam produzir no aluno as condições necessárias para manipular estas ferramentas de forma eficaz nos seus planos de trabalho e tomadas de decisões. Diante do exposto, objetivamos nesse trabalho, a construção de uma Unidade de Ensino Potencialmente Significativa (UEPS) que discute o efeito Hall, conteúdo que embora seja uma aplicação direta de tópicos de eletromagnetismo já contemplados nos cursos normais de ensino médio, não é apresentado como contextualização do cotidiano do aluno. Baseada na teoria da aprendizagem significativa de Ausubel, a UEPS está apoiada nos conhecimentos prévios de cada orientando, ponto de partida para o aprendizado dos novos conceitos. Além disso, os princípios, ideias e estratégias apontadas pelo professor Marco Antonio Moreira no seu trabalho sobre a Aprendizagem Significativa Crítica, norteiam e complementam a sequência didática sobre o efeito Hall. Suas propostas de intervenções e estratégias, apresentam potencial de facilitadoras da aprendizagem. Ademais, incorporamos à UEPS a utilização de um simulador deste efeito desenvolvido no programa Modellus, buscando, assim, permite aos alunos interagirem entre si e investigarem as relações existentes entre as grandezas Físicas envolvidas no fenômeno. Assim, neste trabalho, apresentamos uma proposta de intervenção didática que busca utilizar o universo vivencial do aluno e, a partir dele, apresentar novos conhecimentos que façam sentido no seu dia a dia e que o permitam interpretar de forma consciente, o mundo que o rodeia.

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Submitted by Liliane Ferreira (ljuvencia30@gmail.com) on 2018-10-03T13:29:09Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Marcos Diniz Rosa - 2018.pdf: 3241728 bytes, checksum: 9caf42f20e4336c4c0a7eceed5576894 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-10-04T10:31:05Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Marcos Diniz Rosa - 2018.pdf: 3241728 bytes, checksum: 9caf42f20e4336c4c0a7eceed5576894 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-04T10:31:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Marcos Diniz Rosa - 2018.pdf: 3241728 bytes, checksum: 9caf42f20e4336c4c0a7eceed5576894 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-22 / The discipline of physics for many is difficult to understand due to its abstractions, even though it is so present in our day-to-day life and relevant in the great discoveries that drive development in many areas. The present dissertation discusses and analyzes the use of low-cost experiments as a didactic-pedagogical resource in a proposal where the experiments were performed with the active participation of the students of Basic Education and facilitate the acquisition of the knowledge of physics from the students. Thus contributing to the mediation of the construction of knowledge, by creating meaningful relationships and connections, reaffirming the social commitment of educational practice. With the activities carried out, we can prove the effectiveness of the use of experimentation in Basic Physics classes based on the experience in the classroom, showing an improvement in the academic performance of the student, whose positive effects resulted in an increase in school averages teacher in the construction of classes that arouse the interest to learn physics. / A disciplina de física para muitos é de difícil compreensão devido as suas abstrações, mesmo sendo tão presente no nosso dia a dia e relevante nas grandes descobertas que impulsionam o desenvolvimento em diversas áreas. Com o intuito de atrair os alunos do Ensino Básico e facilitar a aquisição dos conhecimentos da física, a presente dissertação discute e analisa a utilização de experimentos de baixo custo quanto recurso didático-pedagógico em uma proposta onde os experimentos elencados foram realizados com a participação ativa dos alunos. Contribuindo assim, na mediação da construção do conhecimento, ao criar relações e conexões significativas, reafirmando o compromisso social da prática educativa. Com as atividades realizadas podemos comprovar a eficácia do uso da experimentação nas aulas de Física da Educação Básica a partir da vivência em sala de aula verificando uma melhoria no desempenho acadêmico do aluno, cujos reflexos positivos resultaram no aumento nas médias escolares, podendo também auxiliar o professor na construção de aulas que despertem o interesse para aprender física.

A utilizaÃÃo de metodologias de ensino diferenciadas tem se tornado cada vez mais necessÃria diante das exigÃncias da sociedade. As informaÃÃes circulam a cada dia de forma mais rÃpida e eficiente; e a escola, como espaÃo de construÃÃo do conhecimento, deve estar preparada para dotar o aluno de competÃncias e habilidades pertinentes ao uso de novas tecnologias e, ainda, ao reconhecimento de fenÃmenos cientÃficos em meio a fatos cotidianos, outra importante habilidade a ser desenvolvida. Este trabalho teve por objetivo analisar o uso e a aceitaÃÃo de blogs e aulas experimentais como ferramentas pedagÃgicas no ensino de FÃsico-QuÃmica, à luz da aprendizagem significativa. A pesquisa ancorou-se na proposta de aprendizagem significativa de Ausubel (1978), nas concepÃÃes sobre avaliaÃÃo da aprendizagem de Luckesi (2008) e na proposta construcionista de Valente(1993). A pesquisa realizada foi de natureza descritivo-bibliogrÃfica, de cunho experimental e com estudo de caso realizado em campo, seguindo uma abordagem quali-quantitativa e realizada com alunos da 2 sÃrie do Ensino MÃdio matriculados numa escola da rede estadual de ensino. Os alunos foram divididos em grupos, dos quais um teve aulas de QuÃmica em que o professor utilizou mÃtodos tradicionais, enquanto os outros grupos tiveram acesso a um blog criado especialmente para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho, bem como aulas experimentais no LaboratÃrio de CiÃncias, utilizando experimentos do seu cotidiano. Os resultados mostraram que a implantaÃÃo de aulas diferenciadas atravÃs do uso do blog e de aulas experimentais à capaz de despertar a curiosidade dos alunos e pode favorecer a busca pelo conhecimento. Contudo, o profissional em educaÃÃo deve estar preparado para escolher a melhor estratÃgia didÃtica, conforme as possibilidades sociais e econÃmicas do espaÃo escolar. / The use of differentiated teaching methods has become increasingly necessary for the demands of society. Information circulates every day more quickly and efficiently; and the school, as a space of knowledge construction, must be prepared to provide the student with skills and abilities which are relevant to the use of new technologies and also to the recognition of scientific phenomena within daily facts, another important skill to be developed. This work aimed to analyze the use and acceptance of blogs and experimental classes as pedagogical tools in the teaching of Physical Chemistry, in the light of significant learning. The research was anchored in the meaningful learning theory of Ausubel (1978), the concepts of assessment of learning by Luckesi (2008) and the constructionist proposal of Valente (1993). The research developed was descriptive and bibliographical in nature, of experimental model and with case study developed in field, following a quali-quantitative approach held with students of 2nd year of high school enrolled in a state education system. Students were divided in groups, one of which had Chemistry classes where the teacher used traditional methods, while the other groups had access to a blog create especially for the development of this work, as well as experimental classes in the Science Lab, making use of experiments from their daily lives. The results showed that the deployment of differentiated classes by the use of the blog and of the experimental classes is able to arouse the curiosity of students and may facilitate the search for knowledge. However, the professional in education must be prepared to choose the best teaching strategy, according to the social and economic possibilities of the school.

Este trabalho é um relato de um projeto visando inserir o estudante do Ensino Médio no contexto da mecânica ondulatória, portal de entrada da física moderna, através de uma abordagem diferenciada enfocando duas das propriedades mais importantes e definidoras de qualquer fenômeno ondulatório, a Difração e a Interferência, assuntos que normalmente não são tratados adequadamente no Ensino Médio. Preparamos, para professores de Física do Ensino Médio, um material instrucional sobre o tema, o qual inclui um hipertexto de apoio, uma seleção de 25 experimentos de baixo custo e uma relação de animações e simulações, acessíveis a partir da Internet, relacionados aos conceitos físicos envolvidos nos experimentos. Este material foi testado em um modelo didático de aulas prevendo uma intensa participação dos estudantes em todas as atividades e incluindo também o trabalho com mapas conceituais em todas as aulas, tanto com objetivos de reforço pedagógico no processo de aprendizagem como na avaliação da evolução cognitiva dos estudantes. O material instrucional desenvolvido como produto deste projeto está disponibilizado no servidor Wiki do Instituto de Física da UFRGS. Apesar deste produto ter sido desenvolvido como material de apoio ao professor, pode ser utilizado como material de consulta por parte dos estudantes. / This monograph is related to a project whose main objective is to insert the high school student in the context of wave mechanics, the entrance to modern Physics. This goal achieved using a peculiar approach of the two main properties which define any ondulatory phenomenon: diffraction and interference. These matters are not usually properly handled at high school. We prepared support material for teachers including several lessons, hypertext, a selection of 25 low cost experiments and web available animations and simulations. These animations are all related to all the physical phenomenon involved in the experiments. This material was extensively tested in a didactic class model, having extensive students participation in all activities, and also including concept maps exercises in all classes. Concept maps were applied as a pedagogic reinforcement on learning process and to evaluate cognitive improvements of the students. The institutional material developed as a product of this available at the Wiki server of UFRGS Physics Institute. Although this product have been developed as support material for teachers, it can also be used as research source for students.

Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2016-10-20T14:47:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Ageu de Almeida Matos.pdf: 482814 bytes, checksum: ebdc3b91b3d6a50f8ba536ea9d319533 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-20T14:47:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ageu de Almeida Matos.pdf: 482814 bytes, checksum: ebdc3b91b3d6a50f8ba536ea9d319533 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-12-20 / The notion of time, seem this not to have definiton, was the target of our bibliographical research, in which we identify as alternative to boading of the subject the use of the Physics history, when of the didatic transposition, with sights to take care of critical however the gifts. We realize an enclose research centered in textbooks, involving other cientific works especifically deal on the subject time, as much in Physics how much in Philosophy. In this way we focalize our research in the chapter of textboks where the time has proeminence position: in the presentention of the seven basic units and in the theory of the relativity of Einstein, as the main target of our research. We worried with the science vision in textbooks we classify and we develop topics on the subjects, we still elaborate a proposal like a script to presents the theme, as possible contribution to the textbook together whit a historical briefing of the nain thinkers who if had detached in the subject. Of this form this work if inserts in the context and was elaborated appealing to Physics history as a subsumer, in accord whit the Theory of Significant Learning of Ausubel. / A noção do tempo, visto este não ter definição, foi o alvo de nossa pesquisa bibliográfica, na qual identificamos como alternativa para abordagem do tema o uso da história da Física, quando da transposição didática, com vistas a atender às críticas ora presentes. Realizamos uma pesquisa abrangente, centrada no livro didático, envolvendo também outras obras científicas que tratam especificamente do tema tempo, tanto em Física quanto em Filosofia. Desse modo, focamos nossa pesquisa nos capítulos do livro didático em que o tempo tem posição de destaque: na apresentação das sete unidades fundamentais e da Teoria da Relatividade de Einstein, como alvo principal de nossa pesquisa. Preocupados com a visão de ciência presente no livro didático,classificamos e desenvolvemos tópicos sobre o tema, elaboramos ainda uma proposta de seqüência para apresentação do tema, como possível contribuição ao livro didático juntamente com um breve histórico dos principais pensadores que se destacaram no tema. Dessa forma, este trabalho se insere no contexto e foi elaborado recorrendo-se à história da Física como subsunçor, em consonância com a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa de Ausubel.

nÃo hà / O uso dos jogos matemÃticos possibilita aos alunos um ambiente favorÃvel à constituiÃÃo e reelaboraÃÃo da aprendizagem, ajudando no desenvolvimento de estruturas cognitivas que capacitem à generalizaÃÃo das informaÃÃes conceituais e coloque, acima de tudo, o professor como mediador no processo de organizaÃÃo e elaboraÃÃo das ideias matemÃticas. O presente estudo tem como objetivo principal investigar se o curso de licenciatura em MatemÃtica da Universidade Estadual do Cearà està preparando os futuros professores para o uso de jogos nas aulas de matemÃtica. Para coleta de dados foi feito um estudo da matriz curricular e do projeto polÃtico pedagÃgico do curso, bem como a realizaÃÃo de um minicurso para utilizaÃÃodos jogos matemÃticos destinado a 23 alunos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram trÃs questionÃrios, alÃm da observaÃÃo, filmagem e registro fotogrÃfico. Os resultados mostram que o curso de Licenciatura nÃo prepara de forma adequada o futuro professor de matemÃtica para a inclusÃo de jogos em sala de aula; o minicurso e os jogos aplicados tiveram um bom nÃvel de aceitaÃÃo por parte dos participantes. As consideraÃÃes finais ressaltam que o uso de jogos matemÃticos nÃo deve ser concebido como o fim, mas como meio de se promover uma aprendizagem significativa. / The use of mathematics games enables students to be in a proper enviroment for building and reelaborating learning, so helping out their development of cognitive structures to enable them to generelize conceptual information and turning, above all, the teacher a mediator of the process of organization and elaboration of mathematical ideas. This research has as main objective to investigate if the Mathematics Teacher Formation Course at Universidade Estadual do Cearà is preparing its undergradute students, prospective teachers, to the use of games in regular math classes. To collect data we carried out a study of the course syllabus matrix and the political pedagogical project, as well as a minicourse on how to use mathematics games to 23 students. The tools used were three questionaires, besides film footage and photographic recording. The outcomes show that the Teacher Formation Course does not prepare adequately its undergradute students, prospective mathematics teachers, on the use of games in class; the minicourse and the games used had a good level of acceptance by the participants. Final considerations highlight that the use of mathematics games can not be taken as an aim itself but as a pathway to promote significant learning.

As frequentes demonstrações de desinteresse pela disciplina Geografia por parte dos alunos e a desmotivação por parte dos professores foram os motivos que impulsionaram a presente pesquisa. Na preocupação de buscar alternativas para uma aprendizagem significativa, o objetivo deste estudo é explorar os conhecimentos prévios dos alunos, por meio da elaboração de mapas conceituais de paisagem geográfica, demonstrar que o papel da escola não é apenas consolidar o conceito, mas que, o que se aprende na escola tem relação com a vida. Para isso, buscou-se aporte teórico da Aprendizagem Significativa em Ausubel e referência metodológica da construção de mapas conceituais de Novak. A partir da delimitação da Paisagem como objeto de estudo, elegeram-se as turmas das 6ª séries (7º ano), do Ensino Fundamental, de duas escolas públicas do município de Maringá-PR que participaram das atividades propostas de observação, trabalho de campo, construção de mapas conceiuais e elaboração de textos. O resultado da investigação indica que os conceitos teóricos foram melhor apreendidos quando asociados aos conhecimenos que se relacionam com suas vidas. / The frequent demonstrations of miss interest for the subject Geography, for the students, and the lack of motivation, for the professors, had been the reasons that had stimulated the present research. In the concern to search alternatives for a significant learning, the objective of this study is to explore the previous knowledge of the students by means of the elaboration of conceptual geographic maps landscape and to demonstrate that the importance of the school is not only to consolidate the theoretic concept, but to emphasize that what is learned in the school it is relate to life. For this search the meaning was to reach theoretical support of the Significant Learning in Ausubel and methodological reference of the construction of conceptual maps of Novak. From the delimitation of the Landscape as object of study, it chose the groups of 6ª series (7º year) of Elementary Education of two public schools of the city of Maringá-PR, that had participated of the activities comment proposals, work on field, construction of conceptual maps and elaboration of papers. The result of the inquiry indicates that the theoretical concepts had been better lernead when associates to the knowledge related to their lives.

According to a report from McAfee, the global cost of cybercrime for 2020 was over one trillion dollars (Smith, Z. et al., 2020). Cybersecurity breaches and attacks have not only cost businesses and organizations millions of dollars but have also threatened national security and critical infrastructure. Examples include the Ransomware attack in May of 2021 on the largest fuel pipeline in the United States and the February 2021 remote access system breach of a Florida water treatment facility which raised sodium hydroxide to a lethal level. Improving cybersecurity requires a skilled workforce with relevant knowledge and skills. Academic degree programs, boot camps, and various certification programs provide education and training to assist this need. Cyber ranges are a more recent development to provide hands-on skill training. These ranges, often virtual, provide a safe and accessible environment to improve practical skills and experience through hands-on application. They provide a training environment to identify threats, apply countermeasures, and secure data from risks separately from the organization's actual network. More and more academic programs utilize cyber ranges due to the perceived benefit of integrating them into their cybersecurity-related programs. Academic cyber ranges offer virtualized environments that support cybersecurity educators' needs to provide students with a safe, separated, and engaging environment. The purpose of my research has two components: 1) to understand who the educators are using academic-facing cyber ranges and how they are using them to support their cybersecurity education efforts, and 2) to understand how cybersecurity educators and students are motivated by using them. Specifically, my research is comprised of three manuscripts: (1) a mixed-method exploratory study of who are the educators using cyber ranges for cybersecurity education and how they are using them to create significant cybersecurity learning experiences, (2) a mixed-method study exploring the motivation of educators using a cyber range for cybersecurity education, and (3) a mixed-method study exploring student motivation participating in cybersecurity CTF competitions. The three manuscripts contribute to understanding cyber ranges in cybersecurity education. The results from my research provided insight from the users of these cyber ranges, cybersecurity educators and students. Results from my first manuscript suggested that high school cybersecurity educators are the primary users. These educators have less formal cybersecurity education and experience compared to cybersecurity educators in higher education. The data also showed that cybersecurity educators primarily used cyber ranges for teaching and learning to meet learning goals and objectives. Results from my second manuscript suggested that educators were motivated mainly by the importance of using a cyber range for cybersecurity education and for the interest-enjoyment their students experience from cyber range usage. Educators found using the cyber range made their class more engaging and relevant to their students.These educators were also confident they could use a cyber range and learn how to use it. However, those without prior experience in cybersecurity or previous experience using a cyber range shared they needed instructor-facing resources, professional development opportunities, and time to learn. Results from my third manuscript suggested that students were motivated by the importance of participating in a cybersecurity CTF competition. Many reported that participating was useful for developing professional skills and readiness. Although CTF competitions were considered difficult and stressful, students did not consider the difficulty pejorative. Many shared that challenging CTFs contributed towards the enjoyment of participating, making them a rewarding and worthwhile experience. However, students also shared that academic and team support contributed towards their confidence in competing. In contrast, those who did not report confidence, stated they lacked a team strategy or support from their academic institution. Additionally, they did not know what to expect to prepare before the competition event. Overall, the results of this dissertation highlight the importance of prior preparation for educators and student CTF participants. For educators, this prior preparation includes curriculum supporting resources such as content mapping to learning objectives and professional development opportunities that do not assume any prior knowledge or experience. For students, prior preparation includes understanding what to expect and recommendations for academic and team support. / Doctor of Philosophy / The technology era has enabled a global connectedness to attend conferences and meetings via our laptop computers while working from home. The proliferation of smart devices has also provided a means to view and communicate with visitors who ring our smart doorbells while we are not home. This interconnected network, i.e., the Internet, has altered how we pay our bills, buy our groceries, and attend classes virtually. It has also enabled cyber attacks and breaches that have contributed to identity thefts, increasing financial costs, business collapses, job losses, and even threatened national security. A cybersecurity workforce has become increasingly vital to address the need for improving cybersecurity. Thus, there is a need for academic cybersecurity programs to prepare future professionals to fill this national workforce shortfall. Consequently, more and more organizations have integrated cyber ranges as the means to provide a simulated environment for applying and developing cybersecurity-related knowledge and skills. Similar to a driving range for a golfer to practice their golf swing or a shooting range for those in law enforcement to earn their firearms qualifications, a cyber range supports efforts to provide cybersecurity training with hands-on exercises and labs to practice skills in a safe, virtual environment. My research contributes to understanding who uses cyber ranges and how they are motivated to use them for cybersecurity education. The first purpose of my research was to understand the educators who were using cyber ranges and how they were using them for cybersecurity education. More specifically, I examined their usage for alignment with a learning taxonomy to verify the usage contributed to successful and significant student learning. This understanding contributed to my research's second purpose, which explored how educators were motivated using cyber ranges. The third purpose of my study explored student motivation using a cyber range. Due to varying cyber range resources and activities, my research focused on the cybersecurity competition activity, Capture the Flag (CTF). This study provided an understanding of how students who participated in a cybersecurity CTF competition were motivated. My research demonstrates that educators and students are interested in using cyber ranges and believe using them for cybersecurity education and professional readiness is important. However, both educators and students who lack prior knowledge or experience using a cyber range or participating in a CTF shared the concern of not knowing what they do not know. PD time and instructor-facing resources that do not assume any prior cybersecurity knowledge were recommended to support educators who did not have a background or experience in cybersecurity. Students shared that although not knowing was stressful and made participating difficult, the difficulty and stress were good attributes because if the CTF were easy, it wouldn't be worth their time and would be less rewarding. Students also reported that team strategies and academic support were motivational aspects of CTF participation. Overall, educators and students were motivated using cyber ranges for cybersecurity education, but professional development and preparation resources would contribute positively to their usage.

A Aprendizagem Baseada em Projeto (ABP) é uma abordagem ativa e sistêmica, onde as aulas são centradas no aluno e o permite trabalhar individual ou em grupo aplicando esse método na resolução de problemas. Este projeto tem como objetivo a tentativa de uma melhoria da qualidade do ensino a partir da construção de funções utilizando os recursos computacionais alternativos como suporte para uma aprendizagem significativa, partindo do pressuposto de inserir softwares na educação, com auxílio do simulador PHET e o do software educacional WINPLOT. O simulador será utilizado para criar a motivação necessária para inserir o conteúdo e contribuir para que o educando entenda melhor a presença da matemática em outras disciplinas como Física e Biologia, o software WINPLOT será utilizado para construção e conferências de gráficos e o simulador PHET será utilizado para relacionar o conteúdo com situações do cotidiano. Este projeto será aplicado nos alunos do 3º ano do ensino médio, em uma instituição privada de ensino básico na cidade de Lorena- SP. Este trabalho será dividido em sete etapas, sendo que estas etapas serão feitas em sequência e, para a montagem de cada atividade, serão analisados os resultados apresentados na atividade anteriores. / The Project Based Learning (PBL) is an active and systematic approach, where classes are student-centered and allows you to work individually and in groups by applying this method to solve problems. This project aims to attempt to improve the quality of education through the construction of functions using alternative computing resources as support for meaningful learning, assuming insert software in education, with the help of PHET simulator and software educational WINPLOT. The simulator will be used to create the necessary motivation to enter content and contribute to the student better understand the presence of mathematics in other disciplines such as physics and biology, the WINPLOT software will be used to build and graphics conferences and PHET simulator will be used to relate the content with everyday situations. This project will be applied to students of the 3rd year of high school, in a private institution of elementary education in the city of Lorena- SP. This work will be divided in seven stages, and these steps will be done in sequence and, for the assembly of each activity, the results presented in the previous activity will be analyzed.