Integrative facet of the PROFMAT Problem Solving curricular component at the Federal University of Western Bahia: A quantitative analysis

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Marcelo De Paula
Joubert Lima Ferreira

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This article presents the integrative facet of the Problem Solving curricular component of the PROFMAT master's degree at the Federal University of Western Bahia in relation to the other curricular components. Through a study of students' academic performance, we measure its relationship with the other components, and whether there is causality. We carry out a descriptive analysis, followed by an inferential analysis to compare average earnings and present statistical regression modeling assuming the Problem Solving component as the response variable and the other components as explanatory variables, to detect which components actually explain your performance and its integrative character in the context of the curricular matrix. The database was obtained via request to PROTIC-UFOB without the students' nominal identification. Regarding the results, the descriptive analysis showed that the Educational Assessment curricular component presented the highest average performance and the lowest variability (Coefficient of Variation: CV=3.2%) and the Probability and Statistics curricular component presented the lowest average performance and the greater variability (Coefficient of Variation: CV=26.3%). Regarding inferential analysis through analysis of variance (ANOVA), we found that there is a significant difference between the average yields of the curricular components taught in PROFMAT-UFOB (p-value < 0.05). Within the scope of statistical regression modeling, the curricular components that, in fact, contribute or influence the academic performance of the Problem Solving component are two (i) Discrete Mathematics and (ii) Real Numbers and Functions, characterizing the current integrating facet of the component.

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De Paula, M., & Lima Ferreira, J. (2024). Integrative facet of the PROFMAT Problem Solving curricular component at the Federal University of Western Bahia: A quantitative analysis. Revista Baiana De Educação Matemática, 5(1), e202413. https://doi.org/10.47207/rbem.v5i1.20197
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Author Biographies

Marcelo De Paula, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia - UFOB

Professor da Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia (UFOB). Doutor em Estatística (UFSCar).

Joubert Lima Ferreira, Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia

He is a professor of Mathematics Education at the Center for Exact Sciences and Technologies at the Federal University of Western Bahia. He works as a permanent professor in the Professional Master's Degree in Mathematics Network (PROFMAT), in the Bachelor's and Bachelor's Degree courses in Mathematics. He is leader of the Laboratory of Innovation and Research in Mathematics Education (LIPEM), certified by CNPq at UFOB, as well as a researcher associated with the research group Laboratory of Integration and Articulation between Research in Mathematics Education (LIAPEME) at UEFS. Researcher at GHEMAT Brasil - Associated Group of Studies and Research in the History of Mathematics Education (ghemat-brasil.com). He is a member of the Brazilian Society of Mathematics Education (SBEM), serving as deputy regional director of Bahia (management 2022-2025). He holds a degree in Mathematics from the State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS) (2011). Master and Doctor in Teaching, Philosophy and History of Sciences - UFBA/UEFS - (2013 and 2017, respectively). He has experience in Mathematics Education, developing research on the training of teachers who teach mathematics, teaching and learning algebra, statistics and probability. During his master's and doctorate studies, he carried out research within the scope of the History of mathematics education.

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