Collaborative construction of a motion for teacher evaluation

Author(s)

Nathalia Cassettari

• Document type: Doctoral Thesis
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Educação (FE/SBD)
• Defense date: 2015-06-01

Examining board members

Romualdo Luiz Portela de Oliveira; Luciane Muniz Ribeiro Barbosa; Denice Barbara Catani; Bernardete Angelina Gatti; Sandra Maria Zakia Lian Sousa

• Advisor: Romualdo Luiz Portela de Oliveira

Abstract

This thesis presents a reflection on the process of designing a proposal for teacher evaluation developed at a elementary school located in Asa Norte, Brasília. To begin with, a review of the literature was made. That review indicated some important elements that should taken into consideration: the involvement of teachers in the process of designing the proposal; the use of various evaluation tools; the attention to the feasibility, reliability, validity and usefulness of the proposal; the establishment of clear and widely disseminated objectives; the use of pre-established criteria; and the context in which teachers are inserted. In addition to those indications, the fieldwork was based on the precepts of collaborative methodology, in which the various participants of the research collaborate with its preparation, which should collaborate with their development (in this case, professional). Thus, the study aimed to contribute not only to the production of scientific knowledge, but also to the improvement of the work done by the research participants and also with the development of new teacher evaluation proposals - indicating ways that can be used by different qualified personnel in schools and school systems in the process of constructing and applying their own proposals, even if resulting in different designs from those presented in this thesis. The experience hereby reported indicates that it is not only possible but necessary to contest the course taken by teacher evaluation policies in Brazil in a way that allows them to become actual instruments in favor of the development of these professionals and the improvement of the quality of education. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/10026-1 - Teacher evaluation in Brazil
• Grantee: Nathalia Cassettari
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate