The Kalah game from the perspective of Ethnomathematics: a proposal for decolonized teaching

This article aims to highlight the contributions of the Kalah game to the development of teaching based on the perspective of Ethnomathematics, in order to break with the Eurocentric curriculum, based on Mathematics developed by African peoples. Kalah can be used as an important pedagogical resource...

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Autores: Dutra, Amanda Vitória Aroucha, Maciel, Domício Magalhães
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)
Repositorio:Revemop
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:pp.www.periodicos.ufop.br:article/7191
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufop.br/revemop/article/view/7191
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Colonization
Decolonization
Ethnomathematics
Mancala
Kalah
Colonización
Descolonización
Etnomatemáticas
Colonização
Decolonização
Etnomatemática
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Sumario:This article aims to highlight the contributions of the Kalah game to the development of teaching based on the perspective of Ethnomathematics, in order to break with the Eurocentric curriculum, based on Mathematics developed by African peoples. Kalah can be used as an important pedagogical resource to contribute to the formalization of mathematical knowledge and highlight the scientific contributions of historically marginalized people. The discussions in this work are based on data collected through Bibliographic Research of an exploratory-descriptive nature. Based on the results, it is concluded that the use of African games, such as Kalah, in teaching Mathematics can contribute to the development of decolonizing teaching practices by legitimizing mathematical and scientific knowledge and practices developed within African culture.