%0 Journal Article %T A EDUCA O ESTOC¨¢STICA NA INF NCIA. STOCHASTIC EDUCATION IN CHILDHOOD %A Lopes %A Celi Espasandin %J Revista Eletr£¿nica de Educa£¿£¿o %D 2012 %I %X Este artigo visa a discutir a inser o da educa o estoc¨¢stica na infancia, considerando a estoc¨¢stica como uma parte do curr¨ªculo de matem¨¢tica que estuda a combinat¨®ria, a probabilidade e a estat¨ªstica de forma interligada. Para essa discuss o partimos do entendimento sobre pensamento e racioc¨ªnio. Apresentamos a concep o de educa o que norteia as reflex es sobre a inser o da estoc¨¢stica na educa o b¨¢sica e, tamb¨¦m, uma educa o matem¨¢tica atrelada ¨¤ cultura infantil que possibilita a defesa dessa tem¨¢tica na infancia. Destacamos as inter-rela es da matem¨¢tica com a estat¨ªstica, que originam a estoc¨¢stica, e expomos evid¨ºncias da produ o cient¨ªfica brasileira e internacional que fundamentam as considera es. Apresentamos alguns trabalhos que t¨ºm tornado realidade a educa o estoc¨¢stica na infancia, a partir de propostas centradas na an¨¢lise explorat¨®ria de dados, em ambientes nos quais se podem explorar dados extra¨ªdos do universo infantil. Na conclus o, ressaltamos que o trabalho com os estudantes ao longo da escola b¨¢sica deve permitir-lhes a percep o e a elabora o de modelos, regularidades, padr es e varia es dentro dos dados. Apontamos para a necessidade de um investimento na forma o inicial e cont¨ªnua de professores que ensinam matem¨¢tica e para a urg¨ºncia de produ o de materiais que possam subsidiar o trabalho docente. This paper discusses the inclusion of stochastic in childhood education, considering the stochastic as a part of the curriculum of mathematics that studies the combinatorics, probability and statistics in an interactive way. For this discussion we started from the understanding of thinking and reasoning. The concept of education that guides reflection on stochastic integration of basic education and also a mathematics education linked to children's culture that allows the defense of this theme in childhood are presented. We highlight the interrelationships of mathematics with statistics leading to stochastic and expose evidence of the Brazilian and international scientific production underlying the considerations. We present some works that have shown stochastic childhood education as a reality, focusing on exploratory data analysis, from environments in which it is possible to explore data from the infant universe. In conclusion it is emphasized that working with students throughout the elementary school must provide them the perception and modeling, regularities, patterns and variations within the data. We point to the need for investment in initial and continuing training of teachers who teach mathematics and the urg %K Educa o estoc¨¢stica %K Educa o matem¨¢tica %K Educa o infantil %K Stochastic education %K Mathematics education %K Childhood education %U http://www.reveduc.ufscar.br/index.php/reveduc/article/viewFile/396/179