ANA CECÍLIA MORAIS GONÇALVES (BA18-05BD-1D0A)

Curriculum Vitae

ANA MORAIS

ANA CECÍLIA MORAIS GONÇALVES. Completed the Mestrado in Mathematics Teaching in the Secondary School in 2022/03/31 by Universidade do Minho Instituto de Educação and Licenciatura in Degree in Mathematics in 2010/09 by Universidade do Minho Departamento de Matemática e Aplicações. Attends the Doutoramento in Science and Technology Education Research by Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro since 2022/09/30. Is President of the Board in LUDENS Associação para a Didática e Estudos Lúdicos nas Ciências and Non PhD Integrated Researchers in Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores. Published 1 articles in journals. Has 2 section(s) of books. Organized 3 event(s). Participated in 9 event(s). Has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 2 project(s) and Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Social Sciences with emphasis on Educational Sciences, Social Sciences with emphasis on Educational Sciences, Exact Sciences with emphasis on Mathematics and Exact Sciences with emphasis on Mathematics with emphasis on Statistics and Probability. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: jogos de tabuleiro; cultura; educação; ação social; mathematics education; aprendizagem baseada em jogos; pensamento computacional; tichu; history and geography of Portugal education; modern board games; board game caravelas; formação inicial; conhecimento matemático; práticas letivas; Critical Thinking; Mathematics Education; Based-game learning; computational thinking; Board games; initial training; mathematical knowledge; teaching practices; pedagogical innovation; .

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: ANA CECÍLIA MORAIS GONÇALVES

Citation names

Morais, Ana
Gonçalves, Ana Morais

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: BA18-05BD-1D0A
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2438-3686

Email addresses

anacmgoncalves@ua.pt (Professional)
moraisgoncalvesana@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
Exact Sciences - Mathematics
Exact Sciences - Mathematics - Statistics and Probability

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Advanced (C1)	Elementary (A2)	Advanced (C1)	Elementary (A2)
Italian	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)	Elementary (A2)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2022/09/30 - 2026/01/01 Ongoing	Science and Technology Education Research (Doutoramento) Major in Didactics of Mathematical Sciences Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2022/09/12 - 2023/07/01 Attended	Applied Mathematics and Data Science (Licenciatura) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal	18
2021/09 - 2022/07 Attended	Informatics Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal	18
2011/09 - 2022/03/31 Concluded	Mathematics Teaching in the Secondary School (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Educação, Portugal "Teaching and learning trigonometric functions through exploratory and investigative tasks: a study with in the 12th grade" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2007/09 - 2010/09 Concluded	Degree in Mathematics (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Matemática e Aplicações, Portugal	13

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17	Tutor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/03	Tutor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/09/01 - 2022/10/12	Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário)	Colégio João Paulo II, Portugal
	Colégio João Paulo II, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/01 - 2021/05	Pedagogical Coordinator	Ludoteca Municipal de Braga, Portugal
	Município de Braga, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/07 - Current	Non PhD Integrated Researchers	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores, Portugal
	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/04/02 - Current	President of the Board	LUDENS Associação para a Didática e Estudos Lúdicos nas Ciências, Portugal
	LUDENS Associação para a Didática e Estudos Lúdicos nas Ciências, Portugal
2023/05/02 - 2023/07/01	Non-Curricular Internship - Research in Mathematics Education	Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy
	Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy
2018 - 2023/01/09	President of the General Assembly	EPLURAL Cooperativa de Educação Não Formal, CRL, Portugal
	EPLURAL Cooperativa de Educação Não Formal, CRL, Portugal
2014/11 - 2021/05	President of the Board	Cidade Curiosa Associação, Portugal

2018/05 - 2018/11	Trainer	Republica Portuguesa Direção Regional de Cultura do Norte, Portugal
	Cidade Curiosa Associação, Portugal
2013/10/21 - 2014/10/20	IEFP Employment Internship	Escola de Matemática, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/07/16 - 2027/07/15	Modern board games in the development of skills for learning Mathematics UI/BD/154991/2023 PhD Student Fellow Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2023/07/16 - 2024/07/15	Board games in the development of skills and abilities for learning mathematics EdtlB.16-DEP/2022 PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores, Portugal	Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Investigação Didática e Tecnologia na Formação de Formadores Ongoing

Other

	Designation	Funders
2023/04 - 2023/07	Development of mathematical skills through board games in higher education . Researcher Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Morais, Ana; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa. "Cultura com jogos de tabuleiro modernos". In Matemática com vida: diferentes olhares sobre a cultura, edited by SANTOS, VANDA; NETO, T.; Cabrita, Isabel; Pinheiro, Margarida; Lopes, J. Bernardino. Aveiro, Portugal: Universidade de Aveiro, 2025. Published Morais, Ana; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa. "Probabilidades e Estatística com Jogos de Tabuleiro Modernos". In Matemática com vida: diferentes olhares sobre dados e probabilidades, 69-74. Aveiro, Portugal: UA Editora Universidade de Aveiro, 2024. Published
Conference abstract	Morais, Ana; Rocha, Tânia ; Aires, Ana Paula; Dominguez, Caroline ; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa. Corresponding author: Morais, Ana. "The pedagogical potential of Detective Club: an experiment to foster critical thinking development". Paper presented in 1.º Encontro da Rede Portuguesa de Pensamento Crítico, Santarém, 2025. Published Morais, Ana; Alexandre, Daniel Moreira Lopes; Aires, Ana Paula; Dominguez, Caroline ; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa. "Modern board games in pedagogical innovation for the development of critical thinking: good practices in higher education". Paper presented in 1.º Encontro da Rede Portuguesa de Pensamento Crítico, Santarém, 2025. Accepted Joaquim, André; Aires, Ana Paula; Catarino, Paula ; Morais, Ana. "Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics of Future Primary School Teachers in the Topic of Numbers and Operations: A Systematic Review of the Literature". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Math Education and Technology 2024, Aveiro, 2024. Published
Conference paper	Joaquim, André; Morais, Ana; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa; Catarino, Paula ; Aires, Ana Paula. Corresponding author: Joaquim, André. "The conception of future primary teachers about the development of computational thinking through a card game". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education, Abu Dhabi, 2024. Accepted Morais, Ana; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa; Cruz, Gonçalo; Dominguez, Caroline ; Aires, Ana Paula. "Exploring the impact of modern board game and video game playing frequency on critical thinking". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education, Abu Djabi, 2024. Accepted Maffia, Andrea; Silva, Liliana; Morais, Ana. Corresponding author: Maffia, Andrea. "Using board games to develop mathematical competence: A systematic review". Paper presented in Game-based and Playful Approaches to Mathematics Education, Rome, 2024. Under revision Morais, Ana; Joaquim, André; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa; Dominguez, Caroline ; Aires, Ana Paula. "Perceptions of higher education students on the potential of games for developing 21st century skills: video games vs board games". Paper presented in Game-based and Playful Approaches to Mathematics Education, Rome, 2024. Submitted Gonçalves, Ana; Catarino, Paula ; Joaquim, André; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa; Aires, Ana Paula. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Ana. "Develop computational thinking through tabletop game Tichu". Paper presented in International Conference on Teacher Education - INCTE'23, Bragança, 2023. Published Joaquim, André; Gonçalves, Ana; Soares, Armando; Cabral, Manuel; Catarino, Paula. "Initial teacher education and the mathematical knowledge needed to teach mathematics". Paper presented in International Conference on Teacher Education - INCTE'23, Bragança, 2023. Published
Journal article	Morais, Ana; e Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa; Aires, Ana Paula; Cravino, José Paulo Cerdeira Cleto; Lopes, J. Bernardino. Corresponding author: Morais, Ana. "Future Teachers' Perceptions towards Incorporating Board Games to Teach Mathematical Skills in History Classes". International Journal of Instruction 17 4 (2024): Published • https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2024.17431a

Other

Other output

Journey to the center of the Earth. Participation with the poster "Journey to the center of the Earth" in the Investigating Pi activity, an initiative by the CMAT Junior Group UTAD within the scope of International Mathematics Day, which took place between the 14th and 17th of March 2023 at the University of Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, in Vila Real.. 2023. Gonçalves, Ana; André Joaquim.
Board games in developing skills and abilities for learning mathematics. Communication at UTAD's EliteSci 2023. 2023. Gonçalves, Ana.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/04/04	Break the code: critical thinking and board games	1.º Encontro da Rede Portuguesa de Pensamento Crítico ISLA - Instituto Superior de Gestão e Administração (Santarém, Portugal)
2025/01/31	Modern Board Games for Developing Critical Thinking	Plenary meeting of CriThinkNet Portuguese Critical Thinking Network CriThinkNet Portuguese Critical Thinking Network (Portugal)
2025/01/15	Modern Board Games for Developing Critical Thinking: Opportunities and Challenges	Plenary meeting of WebPackt Critical Thinking Network of UTAD WebPackt Critical Thinking Network of UTAD (Vila Real, Portugal)
2024/10/12	Culture with Modern Board Games	Meeting Mathematics with Life: different views on Culture Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/08/23	Modern board games in developing skills for learning Mathematics	13th YERME Summer School - YESS13 Universidad de Cantabria (Santander, Spain)
2024/04/13	Computational Thinking with Modern Board Games	Continuous teacher training Jaime Magalhães Lima Secondary School (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/09/23	Building skills in Probability and Statistics with Modern Board Games	Meeting Mathematics with Life: different views on Data and Probabilities Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/06/23	A new era of board games in mathematics education: a case study in Portugal	Seminario di didattica della matematica Dipartimento di Matematica - Università di Bologna (Bologna, Italy)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/11 - 2024/02	INTEGRA DC&T 2024 - Meeting of doctoral students and doctors from the PhD course in Science and Technology Didactics at UTAD (2023/12 - 2024/01) Meeting (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2019/06 - 2020/01	Braga International Game Festival (2019/12/11 - 2019/12/13) Festival (Co-organisor)	Cidade Curiosa Associação, Portugal Município de Braga, Portugal
2018/06 - 2019/01	Braga International Game Festival (2018/12/07 - 2018/12/09) Festival (Co-organisor)	Cidade Curiosa Associação, Portugal Município de Braga, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/01/23 - 2024/02/16	Promoting Critical Thinking in Higher Education - Participating in the ten-hour training session that is designed within the scope of the National Network for Critical Thinking CrithinkNet Workshop	Training: Promoting Critical Thinking in Higher Education Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/12/15 - 2023/12/15	XI Meeting of Higher Education eLearning Institutions and Units - Lifelong Learning in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. Attending the seven-hour meeting. Meeting	XI Encontro de Instituições e Unidades de eLearning do Ensino Superior - Aprendizagem ao Longo da Vida na Era da Inteligência Artificial Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/10/13 - 2023/10/13	Plagiarism detection and analysis in the AI age - Participating in the two-hour training session that is part of the Interinstitutional Pedagogical Development Journeys 2023 Workshop	Interinstitutional Pedagogical Development Conferences Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/10/13 - 2023/10/13	The challenges of integrating generative artificial inteligence in Education - Participating in the two-hour training session that is part of the Interinstitutional Pedagogical Development Journeys 2023 Workshop	Interinstitutional Pedagogical Development Journeys Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/09/13 - 2023/09/13	Metacognitive challenges to support self-regulation - Attending the two-hour training programme which forms part of UTAD's Dean's Office for Pedagogical Innovation's Teacher Training Plan Workshop	Teacher Training Plan for Pedagogical Innovation at UTAD Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/09/13 - 2023/09/13	Immersive learning - participation in the two-hour training programme which forms part of UTAD's Dean's Office for Pedagogical Innovation's Teacher Training Plan Workshop	Teacher Training Plan for Pedagogical Innovation at UTAD Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/04/12	UTAD soft-skills plan 9th edition - Participation in the 27-hour UTAD training programme Workshop	Soft-skills plan Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/01/05 - 2023/02/23	Ethics an Science - Participation in the 25-hour UTAD training programme Workshop	Ethics an Science Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2022/11/10 - 2022/11/13	VPCT2022 The voice of S&T teachers Interbnational Meeting - Participation in the 21-hour conferece at UTAD Conference	VPCT2022 The voice of S&T teachers Interbnational Meeting Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2024/01 - 2024/11	4th International Conference on Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education	Khalifa University
2024/09 - 2024/10	14th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education	Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2023/09/23 - 2023/09/23	Acquisition of skills for Probabilities and Statistics with modern board games	Mathematics with Life: different perspectives on Data and Probabilities (Outros)	Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/05/02 - 2023/05/31	Modern board games as a didactic tool for teaching numbers and operations in primary school	Primary Teacher Education (Master)	Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy
2022/09/17 - 2022/09/17	Introduction to board games as an innovative teaching tool	Curso de Iniciação ao jogo de tabuleiro como ferramenta inovadora no ensino (Outros)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Distinctions

Other distinction

2018	Meeple de Prata Spiel Portugal, Portugal