Jogos Matemáticos no PROFMAT: um estudo comparativo do estado da arte pré e pós-pandemia (2013-2026)

Abstract

This study aims to discover and analyze whether the technological growth forecast presented by Lima and Souza (2020) in Digital or manipulative mathematical game? The state of the art of this theme in dissertations produced at PROFMAT (2013-

2020) materialized in the post-pandemic scenario. This research, utilizing a mixed- methods (quali-quantitative) approach, combined the interpretative content analysis of

85 dissertations developed at PROFMAT (Professional Master's Degree in Mathematics in National Network) and made available on the program's official website between 2021 and 2026, with the quantitative systematization of data, to map the evolution of the state of the art of mathematical games during this period. The results of the current research revealed that the original authors' (2020) prognosis was confirmed, recording a significant increase of 13.87 percentage points in productions focusing solely on digital games and an increase of 11.21 percentage points for works with a mixed approach (manipulative and digital) in PROFMAT productions. However, it appears that strictly manipulative games maintained their supremacy, representing 43.53% of the recent sample, in response to the tactile reality and low cost of concrete materials that remain indispensable in school pedagogical practice. Lastly, in a final analysis, it is understood that the confirmed shift occurs gradually. Therefore, for future years, it is estimated that, initially, manipulatives will still remain the majority in the dissertations made available by PROFMAT, thereby warranting a new mapping and study on the theme as proof and record of the development of mathematics education in Brazil.