Abstract:
This article aims to show the perceptions of teachers who teach mathematics in the early years of elementary school about the use of the Mathematics Education in the Early Years- EMAI - project material, regarding teacher autonomy in the planning, execution and evaluation of the mathematics teaching plan and its execution in class. This is a qualitative investigation, carried out through field research and semi-structured interviews. As a result, it was possible to show that the teachers have a limited perception of autonomy and its interference in the construction of the teaching identity conditioned to the execution of the work, obeying a rationalization in the fulfillment of the rules and techniques, without due reflection. Teachers said they like the material but experience difficulties and insecurity working with mathematics, and attribute that to the gaps arising from the lack of theoretical, methodological and practical support. Such notes indicate the need to rethink teacher training for teachers with this type of performance.
Keywords:
Mathematics teaching; Elementary school; Teaching identity; Teacher autonomy; Teacher training; EMAI Project