“Elementos de álgebra” by Cristiano Benedito Ottoni: analysis of a didactic tool in the 19th century
The present study has as goal to stablish the analysis of a compendium of algebra, “Elementos de Álgebra” by Cristiano Benedito Ottoni, used in the teaching programs of Pedro II school during the period of 1856-1870. The analysis is guided through the category didactic work organization which allows...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) |
| Repository: | Revista HISTEDBR on-line |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8640546 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/histedbr/article/view/8640546 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Organização do trabalho didático Cristiano Benedito Ottoni Compêndio de álgebra Colégio Pedro II Didactic work organization Algebra compendiums Pedro II School |
| Summary: | The present study has as goal to stablish the analysis of a compendium of algebra, “Elementos de Álgebra” by Cristiano Benedito Ottoni, used in the teaching programs of Pedro II school during the period of 1856-1870. The analysis is guided through the category didactic work organization which allows to learn historically, the role of didactic tools within the activities developed in school scope, and to point the functions adopted by these compendiums in the educational relation. We elected the theme Logarithm Theory as the carrier to learn to which the didactic activity was objectified in this working tool. The analysis allowed us to grasp the basis of teaching in this discipline in Brazil, and to indicate that the didactic tools usedto teach algebra in the 19th century, brought a content that demanded from the teacher higher control of this field of knowledge, and enabled to offer more consistent education to the students. However, in the course of time, the didactic work was progressively objectified and simplified in view of favoring the dissemination of school teaching. |
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