Analyzing Students' Visual Representations of Mathematics Teachers in a Rural Philippine School

Rodolfo Senopera; Jefferson Isidro; Eduard Albay

doi:10.48017/dj.v11i4.3680

Autores

Rodolfo Senopera Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University- South La Union Campus, Philippines https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1302-4538
Jefferson Isidro Universidade Estadual Memorial Dom Mariano Marcos. Agoo, LU, Filipinas.
Eduard Albay Universidade Estadual Memorial Dom Mariano Marcos. Agoo, LU, Filipinas.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v11i4.3680

Palavras-chave:

Analises metaforical, percepções estudantis, Professor de Matematica

Resumo

Este estudo qualitativo-descritivo teve como objetivo analisar e compreender as metáforas visuais que os alunos do 10º ano da St. Mary's Dominican School, uma escola rural filipina, utilizam para perceber seu professor de matemática. O objetivo foi descobrir as imagens positivas e negativas que os alunos mantêm e como estas refletem suas experiências em sala de aula. O procedimento metodológico estava ancorado na Teoria da Metáfora Conceptual, na Teoria Socioconstrutivista e no Interacionismo Simbólico. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um questionário com desenho e redação, onde 20 alunos representaram visualmente seu professor; 8 trabalhos foram selecionados propositalmente para análise temática. O desenvolvimento/resultados revelaram três temas dominantes: (1) O Professor como Fonte de Orientação e Acesso, com metáforas como "Bússola" e "Cadeado e Chave"; (2) O Professor como uma Figura de Duas Faces: Rígido, mas Benevolente, com metáforas como "Máquina de Ensinar", "Relógio" e "Lobo"; e (3) Percepções de Dificuldade e Instabilidade, vistas em metáforas como "Álcool" e "Bateria". As considerações finais/conclusões são que a dominância do tema "rígido, mas benevolente" indica que os alunos interpretam ativamente o comportamento rigoroso de seu professor, ressignificando-o como um sinal necessário e positivo de cuidado, uma descoberta com implicações significativas para as relações professor-aluno em ambientes educacionais rurais.

Biografia do Autor

Rodolfo Senopera, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University- South La Union Campus, Philippines

0009-0003-1302-4538; Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University. Agoo, La Union, Filipinas. E-mail do autor correspondente: rsenopera9623@student.dmmmsu.edu.ph

Jefferson Isidro , Universidade Estadual Memorial Dom Mariano Marcos. Agoo, LU, Filipinas.

0000-0002-4433-8228; Universidade Estadual Memorial Dom Mariano Marcos. Agoo, LU, Filipinas. jjsidro@dmmmsu.edu.ph

Eduard Albay, Universidade Estadual Memorial Dom Mariano Marcos. Agoo, LU, Filipinas.

0000-0001-6087-1340; Universidade Estadual Memorial Dom Mariano Marcos. Agoo, LU, Filipinas. ealbay@dmmmsu.edu.ph

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