AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO THE ASSUMPTIONS OF SOLVING MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS

Abstract

The present research has as its theme “Analytical approach to the assumptions of solving mathematical problems,” a study through bibliographical research based on content analysis in 9th grade Mathematics textbooks adopted in the Angolan Education System. The present study aims to analyze the way in which 9th grade Mathematics textbooks approach the resolution of mathematical problems. As “problem solving” is one of the effective methodologies in teaching Mathematics, as the student is seen as an active and participatory agent in the construction of their own knowledge, it is always essential to present strategies that dynamize and increase the student’s significant learning according to their day-to-day. Due to the content analysis technique used in the research, it was found that there was no brief history of Mathematics linked to problem solving, the heuristics for solving mathematical problems and the inclusion of expressions from verbal language to mathematical language and the insufficiency of number of problems solved and proposed in all program themes. It also contributes negatively to the failure to address this issue. The study motivated problem solving based on active methodologies.