Carmen Teresa Kaiber

Research on Mathematics Education in Middle School in Brazil

This chapter discusses research carried out by the Working Group Mathematics Education in Middle School (6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grades), WG02, of the Brazilian Society of Mathematics Education, SBEM. The objective of WG02 is to collect, map, and present research on mathematics education in the middle school, to disseminate the results obtained to the community of mathematics teachers and educators, and to identify the main requirements concerning teaching and learning mathematics in these school grades. Amongst the investigations examined were studies addressing public policies as well as curricular requirements and methodological approaches associated with these school grades. Teachers’ thoughts and beliefs and the influence of their conceptual frameworks on the development of their work as teachers were also examined.