Estudo e generalizações do paradoxo de Monty Hall na educação básica

Abstract

We present the Monty Hall Paradox and its entertaining aspects as a chance to engage the student to the study of probability. Thus offering the opportunity to work in the world of basic education by teaching probability in the level of classroom through activities in the form of games. Despite of the difficulty of the subject at the Basic Education, it is expected that teachers who read the work will take some of these ideas and turn them into knowledge to their students. First, we present a brief overview of theoretical probability, a little history of the Monty Hall paradox and some formal and experimental solutions. For activities, there are simulations of the problem with varying numbers of ports providing the development of student skills such as experimentation, abstraction, and modeling. In order to make use of computational resources we present a suggested activity with the use of software for easy access and handling. This is sustained, because with increased technological courses and the increased presence of computers in daily life of the student it is imperative the employment of this interdisciplinarity.