Avaliação na educação infantil: um estudo sobre as práticas avaliativas para crianças de 5 anos em um município da Bahia

Abstract

The present Work of Conclusion of course, entitled "Evaluation in Early Childhood Education: A study on evaluative practices for children of 5 years in a municipality of Bahia"conceptions and evaluation practices present in a public school of early childhood education. The investigation involved - as research techniques - moments of observation, analysis of evaluation instrument applied to the 5-year classes, interview with 4 educators (the teacher of the investigated room, the assistant of the same room, the school Coordinator and an intern, student of UFRB and linked to a federal supervised curricular internship program). From the bibliographical survey of authors such as Luckesi (2005), Vasconcellos (1998), Rabelo (1998), Hoffman (2012), Freire (1984), who based the theoretical discussions regarding the evaluation in the field of Early Childhood Education in specific of theschool, we emphasize the potential of evaluation for the development of children and also for the promotion of quality education, expansion of school curriculum, promotion of teaching methodologies, development or acquisition of new teaching and pedagogical practices. We also highlight the importance of the teacher in this evaluation process to promote new learning. From the analysis of the data it was realized the potential of the evaluation in Early Childhood Education, since it is still seen as a tool of attribution of right or wrong, of taxing the student as more or less intelligent without considering that he is the holder of his own knowledge. The evaluation in preschool if used wisely and without rigid requirements or criteria can be a possibility to promote a light and dynamic learning, and also for the sharing of knowledge, values and worldviews.