A collaborative group and the professional development of instructors of mathematics teachers

Abstract

This article takes as a reference the research conducted with the goal
of analyzing the possibilities of forming a collaborative type of work group of
instructors of teachers, responsible for the discipline of Differential and Integral Calculus, in a Teaching Credentials Course in Mathematics. The guiding
questions of the investigation were: what are the possibilities and difficulties so
that a collective work group, consisting of instructors of teachers, can begin to
work in a collaborative way? In what way can experiences such as this one
improve the teaching activities in undergraduate courses, and in particular, in
Mathematics Teacher’s Credentials courses? In this article, we present
theoretical foundations of the research and data analysis, highlighting: personal
relationships between group members, participation rate, aspects related to
leadership and forms of relationship, problems faced by the group for lack of
knowledge about a certain subject and the attitudes taken together by the
group, and, finally, the evaluation of the participants.