%0 Journal Article %T Sobre a categoriza£¿£¿o dos signos na Semi¨®tica Peirceana em atividades de Modelagem Matem¨¢tica %A Werle de Almeida %A Lourdes M. %A Pessoa da Silva %A Karina A. %A Vertuan %A Rodolfo E. %J Revista electr£¿3nica de investigaci£¿3n en educaci£¿3n en ciencias %D 2011 %I Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires %X in this paper we looking for an approach between peircean semiotics, particularly, between the phenomenological categorizations and the signs' levels of relationships established by peirce and the mathematical modelling as a pedagogical alternative. the analysis of a modelling activity allows us to infer that there are actions that are 'firsts', actions that are 'seconds' and actions that are 'thirds' in the development of a mathematical modelling activity, in line with the peirce's categories: firstness, secondness and thirdness. the analysis of the levels of relations (signification, objectivity, interpretation) established by the signs and made effective by the students, involves observing the relations or conceptual generalizations issued by them for their actions, enabling to observe indicative elements of the thinking reflected in the representations associates to the phenomenon in study. %K mathematical modelling %K peircean semiotics %K phenomenological categories. %U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1850-66662011000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en