Support Tool for Fractions Concepts in Basic Education

Abstract: Mathematics in basic education contributes to the development of critical and reflective thinking that allows students to make a hypothesis before solving a mathematical enigma, as well as to pose and solve challenges using procedures for their solution. Considering that technology has impacted the education of children and adolescents, providing online educational resources, learning platforms and interactive tools, the work presented here aims to develop an educational software to provide a tool for students in the area of fractions. As a result, it was developed in the Visual Basic programming language the Fractions and Conquest software, which provides an interactive learning environment where students can practice and reinforce their knowledge about fractions through playful activities. During the tests conducted on the software, users expressed their satisfaction with its ease of use, as well as indicated that it is very useful for understanding concepts related to fractions. In conclusion, it can be said that it is important to have this type of educational software because it helps the teaching-learning process in the search for the understanding of topics that some students consider abstract, such as fractions. It is intended in the medium term to implement additional features to the software, such as a system to track student progress and personalized evaluation modules, making the learning process more attractive and motivating.

Keywords: educational software, fractions, basic education, mathematics.