Compreensão do processo de avaliação formativa da aprendizagem e sua presença em projetos curriculares inovadores

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study of bibliographic and documentary type is to discuss and to analyze in depth the concept of formative assessment and identify how this concept was used in three innovative curricular projects that focused on students' learning. The following projects were analyzed: "Escola de Ensino Médio na Catalunya", "Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) - Unidade Litoral" e "Curso de Pós-Graduação lato sensu em Docência para o Ensino Superior em Turismo". The criteria for choosing these three projects were: the positive results of the projects, and the different levels of education represented by them: high school, college, and graduate studies. The results show many points of agreement between the understandings of the concept assessment and the concept of formative assessment. Four fundamental elements for the understanding of formative assessment in innovative curriculum projects were found: a review of the concept of formative assessment, the essential role of self-assessment, attention to teacher training and methodological reinvention