Mathematics Education

The Master's Program in Mathematics Education (PRPGEM) focuses on the professional development of teachers. It prepares graduates to work as both researchers and educators at the Basic and Higher Education levels. Its area of study (Mathematics Education) includes two lines of research: i) Knowledge, Languages, and Formative Practices in Mathematics Education; and ii) Technology, Diversity, and Culture in Mathematics Education. This organizational structure seeks to strengthen and advance teaching and research in Mathematics Education across epistemological, language-related, pedagogical, methodological, and technological domains, while embracing diversity and culture. The program promotes Education for Research, based on the need for teachers' engagement in scientific inquiry within educational institutions. This approach enhances the preparation of both teachers and researchers, fostering a deeper integration of pedagogical practices with the knowledge relevant to the field of Mathematics Education.

Knowledge, Languages, and Formative Practices in Mathematics Education

Investigations into different forms of knowledge and their multiple relationships; cognitive processes in learning; languages and knowledge; relationships between scientific and school knowledge; didactic phenomena related to the teaching and learning of mathematics; didactic resources and mathematics teaching laboratories; theories and methodologies related to educational practices across various levels of Mathematics Education.

Technology, Diversity, and Culture in Mathematics Education

Research on the use of diverse digital, informational, and communication technologies and their impact on educational and formative processes; the didactic and pedagogical implications of difference and diversity in mathematics teaching and learning; the role of culture in Mathematics Education; diverse student profiles and contexts across various school levels; educational policies and their pedagogical implications.