Multisensory Teaching Material:

An Inclusive Teaching Tool in the STEM Field

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Keywords:

Inclusive Education; STEM; Science Teaching; Mathematics Teaching

Abstract

The present article presents the development and application of a Multisensory Teaching Material, aimed at promoting inclusive pedagogical practices in the teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Aligned with the Brazilian National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) and the principles of Inclusive Education (Brazil, 2008), the material is designed to meet the needs of high school students with visual impairments. The proposal integrated a multisensory resource composed of a sensory panel, initially implemented as a pilot project in mathematics classes at a public school in Ceará. The project was grounded in the assumptions of Vygotsky’s (2007) social constructivism, the principles of Universal Design for Learning (CAST, 2018), and the STEM approach as an integrative and transdisciplinary axis of scientific and technological knowledge (Bybee, 2013; Fonseca et al., 2020). The results obtained indicate increased engagement of visually impaired students in hands-on mathematics classes.

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Author Biographies

Gabriela Pereira Souza, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará

Gabriela Pereira Souza, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2184-0985 

Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará; Programas de Pós-Graduação IFCE Campus Fortaleza;

Professora e Advogada. Doutoranda em Ensino - Rede Renoen IFCE. Mestre e Especialista em Educação Profissional e Tecnológica, Especialista em Gestão Escolar, em Língua Portuguesa e Literatura Brasileira. Graduada em Pedagogia, Letras, Administração Pública e Direito.

Contribuição de autoria: Autora do texto original.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7478761777499881.

E-mail: profgaby@hotmail.com.

Sandro César Silveira Jucá, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará

Sandro César Silveira Jucá, ORCID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-7543

Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará; Programas de Pós-Graduação IFCE Campus Fortaleza;

Mestre e Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) com pesquisa realizada na Universität Paderborn - Alemanha e Bolsa do programa de Doutorado Sanduíche do Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD).

Contribuição de autoria: Coautor com contribuições textual e revisão final.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0543232182796499.

E-mail: sandrojuca@ifce.edu.br

Published

2026-01-01