Estatística e pensamento crítico: uma abordagem desenvolvimental

Abstract

The educational product titled "Statistics and Critical Thinking: A Developmental Approach" is a digital instructional material structured as a Davidovian didactic-formative experiment. The work is grounded in the theoretical framework of Cultural-Historical Theory and Developmental Teaching Theory, specifically following V. V. Davídov’s propositions, aiming to overcome the merely empirical and mechanistic teaching of Statistics in High School. Throughout the material, Statistics is presented as an essential tool for a critical reading of reality and the exercise of citizenship, moving beyond the simple manipulation of formulas and isolated calculations. The pedagogical proposal is organized into a sequence of didactic actions that lead students to identify contradictions in concrete data, such as divergent electoral polls, promoting conceptual modeling and the ascent from the abstract to the concrete. Through intentional teacher mediation, the resource equips educators to foster the development of students' theoretical thinking, enabling them to interpret information ethically, autonomously, and argumentatively in the face of contemporary societal challenges.