A AVALIAÇÃO COMO INSTRUMENTO DO PROCESSO DE ENSINO- APRENDIZAGEM

Abstract

This work approaches the evaluation as a tool able to diagnose weaknesses of the educational process, so that it can be redirected to a positive transformation. The purpose of this study was to describe the concepts of evaluation, evaluation, types of evaluation, assessment purposes, evaluation methods and the role of evaluation in the perspective of higher education teachers. The main objective is a reflection on the educational evaluation focused on the evaluation of learning. In order to reach the general objective, other specific objectives were outlined, since they would favor the understanding of the subject in question: to conceptualize the evaluation conceptions according to the theoretical foundations of several authors; Describe and characterize the types of evaluation; Determine whether the evaluation instruments; Describe the four pillars of world education. It was questioned: What is the role of evaluation in the teaching-learning process? The methodology adopted was of a qualitative nature and was based on bibliographic studies from reading books and articles. The work was divided into topics that were addressed in the course of the work. It is justifiable to choose the topic addressed because it is a matter of great importance and because it is an ever current topic present in society, since the evaluation and its practices occupy the center of the concerns, both of higher education institutions and of the institution itself Federal government. It is concluded that the reflection of the pedagogical action as well as the search for the theoretical and practical foundation must be a constant in the work of the educator, so as to be able to re-dimension its action in the improvement of the teaching- learning process.