Initial Training of Mathematics Teachers in Distance Learning in Brazil: what Research from the Last Ten Years Says

Abstract

The theme of “initial training of mathematics teachers” arouses the interest of researchers who seek to identify nuances that influence this educational process. With the advent of the internet, this training also began to be carried out entirely remotely, however, studies on this type of teaching are still scarce in the bibliography. The general objective of this work is to comprehensively analyze and synthesize the evidence available in academic production over the last ten years, to understand the current state of initial distance learning mathematics teacher training in the Brazilian context. To this end, qualitative research was carried out, of the systematic literature review type, with data collection carried out through searches in academic repositories of theses and dissertations. Supported by the assumptions of content analysis theory, we obtained results that show that this educational modality, distance learning (EaD), has proven to be an effective strategy to geographically expand access to higher education and democratize its offer. However, the study shows that there are still aspects that require improvement, especially in the interaction between tutors and students, in the evaluation processes, and in the quality of the teaching offered.

Keywords:  Initial teacher training. Mathematics. E-learning.