Práticas avaliativas formativas no contexto da periferia : Limites e possibilidades

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the concepts of assessment, present in schools inside a social exclusion, and to identify the formative assessment practices, as well the limits and possibilities of using assessment as a means of ensuring meaningful learning for students of popular classes. With regard to educational scientific productions about the evaluation process, one of the issues most discussed and investigated is the one that relates to the formative evaluation. Researchers of this theme, such as: Fernandes (2009), Freitas (2007), Hadji (2001), Luckesi (2002), Villas Boas (2002, 2008) and others have been developing over the years studies that show the harmful effects of unsuccessful assessment, and also the need to place the evaluation practices in accordance with the learning. In accordance with the method of qualitative research and, according to the questions that led us to this study, this research consisted of the following steps: analysis of living conditions of the population in some suburbs of the city of Uberlândia, MG; mapping on what appeared in the Pedagogical Political Projects on formative assessment, in public schools entered in the context of social exclusion, whose goal was to select the school that presented more evidence and/or indications of formative assessment according to the documents; and finally, elaboration, application and analysis of the questionnaire applied among the teacher(s) of the elected school. Also was part in this study, observation and analysis on the teaching work of a professor in the first half of 2011.Studies conducted in this research showed that, in view of the school situation, the social reality of the students, the limitations imposed by the precepts of the capitalist system, the very organization of school work, among other important aspects that impact on teaching practice, the formative assessment practices were not fully met in the classroom observed. What we found were isolated actions of a teacher trying persistently make their students learn and not just memorize information.