This dissertation presents the results of a study to assess the impact of a stress management, a self-development, and a relaxation technique on the quality of school life and attendance of 448 Year 5 and 6 students in 16 classes at 4 Lower Hunter Valley primary schools in New South Wales, Australia, in 2000. The importance of contextualising student quality of school life as a key indicator of school effectiveness and measure of school improvement is also argued. The Quality of School Life questionnaire (Ainley & Bourke, 1992) scales were used pre- and post- intervention as indicators of student perception of aspects of their school life including stressful and satisfying elements. Various student, teacher, and class contextual variables were also investigated. Overall, the interventions implemented in this study appeared to have had some small impact on student quality of school life, student absence, teacher stress, teacher satisfaction, and teacher absence. Of particular interest are the apparent differential effects of some of the interventions for: teachers and students, classes, schools, and, at least in part, the effectiveness of the implementation of the interventions. Possible explanations of these differences are discussed while implications including the apparent importance of positive peer relationships and an exciting and enjoyable curriculum in ensuring students have a high quality of school life are described. In the broader context of school effectiveness and school improvement, it is hoped that further investigation will be undertaken of the intervention strategies explored and refined in this study, and perhaps other strategies intended to enhance student quality of school life. In particular, interventions are needed that facilitate the establishment of classroom environments where students and teachers want to be, where educational outcomes are enhanced, and students are led to a broader life experience. / PhD Doctorate

The purpose of this research is adopting IPP evaluation mode to construct the evaluation indicators of elementary schools and its weight system. By way of studying documents and analyzing the evaluation indicators of school affairs already done by 9 counties and cities, there are 3 evaluation fields, 14 evaluation items and 84 evaluation indicators generalized. The researcher chooses the Delphi expert members through recommendations and from finding the scholars who have acquired specialties related to school evaluation . The 28 members include administrative staffs from education bureaus of county and city governments, specialists from teachers training institutes, parent organization, teacher organization, school executives, and schoolteachers. The Delphi members¡¦ main task is to make a judgment about the fitness of evaluation indicators and its weight system. After 3 times of Delphi questionnaires, the fitness of evaluation indicators are acquired. In the mean time, there¡¦s one relative weight questionnaire at the third time, and AHP is adapted to construct its weight system. The research results indicate: I. The main connotations and the evaluation indicators of elementary school evaluation . II. The ¡§Delphi Questionnaires" construct the fitness of evaluation indicators contents of elementary school affairs. III. The ¡§relative weight questionnaires¡¨ construct the weight system of evaluation indicators contents of elementary school affairs. Part 1. Large evaluation fields This includes three evaluation levels, and the titles and weights are as follows: ¡§B Process indicator ¡¨ Weight 37.65% ¡§A Input indicator¡¨ Weight 32.13% ¡§C Product indicator ¡¨ Weight 30.22% Part 2. 14 evaluation Items (1) ¡§A Input indicator¡¨ includes 4 evaluation indicators , and the titles and weights are as follows: ¡§A-2 Teachers¡¦ Ability Quality" Weight 13.20% ¡§A-1 Plans and Goals¡¨ Weight 8.74% ¡§A-3 Teaching Resource Facilities¡¨ Weight 6.15% ¡§A-4 School Environment Plan¡¨ Weight 4.04% (2) ¡§B Process indicator¡¨ includes 6 evaluation indicators, and the tit 1000 les and weights are as follows: ¡§B-1 Principal Leadership¡¨ Weight 10.29% ¡§B-4 Teaching Execution¡¨ Weight 6.37% ¡§B-3 School Atmosphere¡¨ Weight 6.04% ¡§B-2 School Executive Administration" Weight 5.37% ¡§B-6 Students¡¦ Affairs and Counseling¡¨ Weight 4.08% ¡§B-4 Curriculum Design and Execution¡¨ Weight 4.78% (3) ¡§C Product indicator¡¨ includes 4 evaluation indicators, and the titles and weights are as follows: "C-1 Students¡¦ Learning Performance¡¨ Weight 15.77% ¡§C-2 Teachers¡¦ Professional Growth¡¨ Weight 7.63% "C-3 Relationship of School and Community¡¨ Weight 3.26% Part 3. 84 evaluation indicators Concerning the weights of 84 evaluation indicators are not devised in this research. The goal is to leave the right to those government education organizations to decide whether to add or subtract the evaluation indicators according to their own backgrounds and flexible application of reality. IV. The evaluation indicators of assessing elementary school affairs are construct upon ¡§Investment-Process-Production¡¨ mode, and they bear connotations of equivalent importance. V. The evaluation indicators of assessing elementary school affairs construct by this research VI. constructing the evaluation indicators of assessing elementary school affairs, the three are equally important, IPP ¡§Investment-Process-Production¡¨. VII. Based on the constructing weight order, the prior indicators may be chosen to implement evaluation if necessary. VIII. Students are the main part of education. Emphasize students' learning performance. IX. Based on the most important indicator order, the prior indexes may be chosen to implement evaluation if necessary. X. Suggestions to follow-up research

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-139). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-139). Also available on the Internet.

BITTENCOURT, Eugênio Pacelli Leal. Práxis pedagógica unitária: do conto musical “Pedro e o lobo” à avaliação reflexiva. 2005. 998f. - Tese (Doutorado) - Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza (CE), 2005. / Submitted by Gustavo Daher (gdaherufc@hotmail.com) on 2016-10-07T17:09:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_tese _eplbittencourt.pdf: 6604803 bytes, checksum: a7705a927053b994f0a4ac4a7156cf48 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-10-11T13:07:52Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_tese _eplbittencourt.pdf: 6604803 bytes, checksum: a7705a927053b994f0a4ac4a7156cf48 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-11T13:07:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_tese _eplbittencourt.pdf: 6604803 bytes, checksum: a7705a927053b994f0a4ac4a7156cf48 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / The thesis Pedagogical praxis unitary: from musical tale "Peter and the wolf" to reflective evaluation resulted the project Pedro and the Wolf: from reflective evaluation to resignification the pedagogical practice, executed to change the practices of classroom space. The school evaluation is a fascinating topic, but theorizing, research, criticism, seem to have a little contributed to overcome the pedagogy exam which propagates in educational institutions. Many factors contribute to the process does not suffer the wanted revolution. This work supports the otherness of the whole school practice, at the same time. As an epistemological snnipet, begins the criticism of the fragmented logic processes and subjugated condition of the students to the teacher to the unitary model proposition, with practice in real space and time. The model includes tracks, suggestions and promises of public and academic works, about what should be done to change practices. Fundamental was the concept of reflective teacher, that the researcher incarnated as methodological approach. It was created a proper way to study, reflective research development, whose contributions were the design of the reflective practitioner, phenomenology, critical theory and social interactionism. The main technique was the pedagogical intervention; the main protocol, the field diary; the goal, the (re) creation of routines, processes, strategies and teaching tools. We sought to the analisys – the double meaning of the term: decomposition (to tell the experience) and interpretation – the (re)totalization proposal planning, teaching-learning and assessment, in which the student was subjected. The context was the Integrated Educational Center, basic education school of the Federal University of Pará, in which the researcher worked as a teacher of sciences, in a 5th grade class. The construction of the data extended from December 2000 to September 2002. In the pre-intervention during the last two months of 2000, the researcher observed the routine of 4th grade class that the following year would work. At the end, he interviewed 50% of teachers and class. In the intervention phase, in addition to the pedagogical action, other techniques and instruments were: photography; the logbook; the portfolio. It lasted throughout the school year 2001, with the right to strike a hundred days "on the way". After interviews were carried out with a third of the students, six women teachers and one men teacher of the class, to set common points and differentiated between experiences. The research had two horizons. The first, which focused on the reinterpretation of the planning of education (co-operative), the teaching-learning and evaluation (reflective), was reached. It was reinvention time, with the dismantling of the old ways and the construction of the new . The second, which focused on the development of processes, techniques , tools and forms of analysis to enjoy reflectively the quality of teaching and student actions at the level of self and peer assessment, has been achieved in part. A school year was not enough to carry the precept that review is to compare (up what had been developing target). The gap was thus interpreted: the (re)totalization processes, in reframing the evaluative act, in the exercise of the condition of the subject by the learner, time for reflective teaching and learning is the training cycles, instead the serialize regimen. The study confirmed the thesis defended. In interviews, most of the students of the 5th grade did not remember as was evaluated in Science. Who remembered, made reticent way, with quotes from other experiences than those experienced in Praxis Unitary. As for teaching activities and teacher-student relationship, privileged aspects in the modified logic, the memories were rich in detail. No memories and recollections confirm the value of the emphasis on teaching and learning, rather than the verification of what is taught, in cracking what is "tradition" in schools. Other conclusions: the unitary model favors interdisciplinarity between school subjects and the very nature of science; planning of education (with the student body) and evaluation (with all evaluating all) lose their original character and terminal that they have and are converted into shares and educational operations, with a tendency to internalize as ways of thinking. The research concludes that the "secret" to overcome the problems of fragmented logic of process, is, philosophically, in changing conception of science and, pragmatically, the otherness of the relationship between learners and teachers. / A tese Práxis Pedagógica Unitária: do conto musical “Pedro e o lobo” à avaliação reflexiva resultou do projeto Pedro e o lobo: da avaliação reflexiva à ressignificação da prática pedagógica, executado para alterar as práticas no espaço da sala de aula. A avaliação escolar é um tema fascinante, mas teorização, pesquisas, críticas, parecem ter contribuído pouco para superar a pedagogia do exame que grassa nas instituições de ensino. Muitos fatores contribuem para que o processo não sofra a revolução reclamada. Este trabalho defende a alteridade da prática escolar inteira, ao mesmo tempo. Como recorte epistemológico, partiu-se da crítica à lógica fragmentada dos processos e condição de assujeitado do alunado ao professor à proposição do modelo unitário, com práxis em espaço e tempo reais. O modelo engloba pistas, sugestões e promessas de obras públicas e acadêmicas, acerca do que deve ser feito para mudar as práticas. Fundamental foi o conceito de professor reflexivo, que o pesquisador encarnou como postura metodológica. Ao estudo, foi criado um caminho próprio, a pesquisa reflexiva de desenvolvimento, cujos aportes foram a concepção do profissional reflexivo, a fenomenologia, a teoria crítica e o sociointeracionismo. A principal técnica foi a intervenção pedagógica; o principal protocolo, o diário de campo; a meta, a (re)criação de rotinas, processos, estratégias e instrumentos pedagógicos. Objetivou-se a análise – do duplo sentido desse termo: decomposição (para contar a vivência) e interpretação – da proposta de retotalização do planejamento, ensino-aprendizagem e avaliação, na qual o alunado foi sujeito. O contexto foi o Núcleo Pedagógico Integrado, escola de educação básica da Universidade Federal do Pará, na qual o pesquisador atuou como professor de Ciências, numa classe de 5ª série. A construção dos dados se estendeu de dezembro de 2000 a setembro de 2002. Na pré-intervenção, durante o último bimestre de 2000, o pesquisador observou a rotina da turma de 4ª série que, no ano seguinte, iria trabalhar. Ao final, entrevistou 50% das professoras e da classe. Na fase de intervenção, além da ação pedagógica, outras técnicas e instrumentos foram: a fotografia; o diário de bordo; o portfólio. Durou todo o ano letivo de 2001, com direito a greve de cem dias “no meio do caminho”. Após, foram efetuadas entrevistas com um terço do alunado, seis professoras e um professor da turma, para fixar pontos comuns e diferenciados entre as experiências. A pesquisa teve dois horizontes. O primeiro, que focou a ressignificação do planejamento do ensino (co-operativo), do ensino-aprendizagem e da avaliação (reflexiva), foi atingido. Foi o tempo de reinvenção, com o desmonte dos velhos caminhos e a construção do novo. O segundo, que focou o desenvolvimento de processos, técnicas, instrumentos e formas de análise para se apreciar de forma reflexiva a qualidade das ações docente e discente, em nível de auto e hetero-avaliação, foi alcançado em parte. Um ano letivo não foi suficiente para levar adiante o preceito de que avaliar é comparar (até o que havia sido alvo de desenvolvimento). A lacuna foi assim interpretada: na retotalização dos processos, na ressignificação do ato avaliativo, no exercício da condição de sujeito pelo aprendente, o tempo para o ensino-aprendizagem reflexivo é o dos ciclos de formação, em vez do regime seriado. O estudo confirmou a tese defendida. Nas entrevistas, a maioria do alunado da 5ª série não lembrava como fora avaliado em Ciências. Quem lembrou, fez de forma reticente, com citações de outras experiências, que não aquelas vivenciadas na Práxis Unitária. Quanto às atividades de ensino e relação professor-aluno, aspectos privilegiados na lógica alterada, as lembranças foram ricas em detalhes. Não-lembranças e lembranças confirmam o valor da ênfase no ensino-aprendizagem, em vez de na verificação do que é ensinado, no trincamento do que é “tradição” nas escolas. Outras conclusões: o modelo unitário favorece a interdisciplinaridade entres as disciplinas escolares e as próprias ciências da natureza; o planejamento do ensino (com o alunado) e a avaliação (com todos avaliando todos) perdem o caráter inicial e terminal que têm e convertem-se em ações e operações de ensino, com tendência de internalizarem-se como formas de pensamento. A pesquisa conclui que o “segredo” para superar os problemas da lógica fragmentada dos processos, está, filosoficamente, na mudança de concepção de ciência e, pragmaticamente, na alteridade das relações entre aprendentes e ensinantes.

This thesis deals with a topic of evaluation of pupils in the elementary schools. The theoretical part is focused on the characteristics of basic concepts of evaluation namely its functions, types, forms, values and current problems. It also describes evaluated activities in the school subjects Czech and English language and the ways of evaluation of these activities. For explorational probe of practical part of thesis was used a method of controlled conversations that explored different ways and forms of evaluation that are used by particular teachers of Czech and English language in the elementary schools. The goal of practical part was to explore the attitudes to evaluation of pupils in the elementary schools in the subjects of Czech and English language.

Submitted by Viviane Lima da Cunha (viviane@biblioteca.ufpb.br) on 2016-04-19T12:28:02Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1375388 bytes, checksum: dd9bc9c6b58bce06dcbd6cf754f6ca83 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-19T12:28:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1375388 bytes, checksum: dd9bc9c6b58bce06dcbd6cf754f6ca83 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In Brazil, currently the education sector has been undergoing transformations involving from curriculum reform to implementation assessments at the national level to identify the hot spots of high school. This work aims to analyze the teaching process learning in Geography in high school, with the empirical basis of the analysis state schools Calpurnia Caldas de Amorim and Educational Center José Augusto, and private Diocesan College Seridoense and Integrated Educational Center Seridó, both located in the city of Caicó, State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The issue that aroused the interest in research is anchored in the poor performance of students in the discourse of vestibular tests in UFRN, and the time frame the period between 2002 and 2012. In terms of methodology, the research was based on bibliographic research, documentary, interview written with the Geography teachers of educational institutions, as well as visits at different times to those schools. The results indicate that the teaching staff is made up of graduates in Geography, all with over 20 years of experience in the class room and experts. In addition, it was found that there is virtually no planning, teachers just follow the contents proposed in the textbook or the guidelines of education systems. Another item that deserves to be highlighted concerns the evaluation instruments, because while it predominate objective assessments in schools, vestibular students were also subjected to essay questions, and these mostly developed in context and with different languages. Therefore, not diversification of these instruments in schools may have contributed over the years so that students were able to unsatisfactory results. / No Brasil, atualmente, o setor educacional vem passando por transformações que envolvem desde reformas curriculares até a implantação de avaliações em nível nacional, visando identificar os pontos nevrálgicos do Ensino Médio. Neste trabalho, objetiva-se analisar o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de Geografia no Ensino Médio, tendo como base empírica de análise a Escola Estadual Calpúrnia Caldas de Amorim, o Centro Educacional José Augusto e as escolas privadas Colégio Diocesano Seridoense e Centro Educacional Integrado do Seridó, todas localizadas na cidade de Caicó, estado do Rio Grande do Norte – Brasil. A problemática que suscitou o interesse pela pesquisa está ancorada no fraco desempenho dos alunos nas provas discursivas dos vestibulares da UFRN e o seu recorte temporal compreende o período entre 2002 e 2012. Metodologicamente, este trabalho foi realizado com base em pesquisa bibliográfica, documental, entrevista semiestruturada com os professores de Geografia das instituições de ensino, além de visitas em diferentes momentos a essas escolas. Os resultados indicam que o quadro docente é formado por licenciados em Geografia, alguns com mais de 20 anos de experiência em sala de aula e especialistas. Além disso, constatou-se que praticamente não existe planejamento, tendo em vista que os professores apenas seguem os conteúdos propostos no livro didático ou nas orientações dos sistemas de ensino. Outro item que merece ser destacado diz respeito aos instrumentos avaliativos, pois, enquanto predominam avaliações objetivas nas escolas, nos vestibulares os alunos também eram submetidos a questões discursivas, sendo estas, em sua maioria, elaboradas de forma contextualizada e com diferentes linguagens. Assim sendo, a não diversificação desses instrumentos nas escolas pode ter contribuído ao longo dos anos para que os alunos não conseguissem resultados satisfatórios.

Esta pesquisa buscou investigar as implicações da progressão continuada e do Sistema de Avaliação do Rendimento Escolar do Estado de São Paulo (SARESP) na avaliação escolar. Procurou-se identificar e analisar eventuais alterações ocorridas na avaliação, induzidas pela implantação dessas medidas. Para tanto, realizou-se investigação de natureza qualitativa, procedendo ao levantamento e análise de pesquisas acadêmicas acerca de ambos os temas, aplicação de questionários e realização de entrevistas com professores coordenadores de escolas de uma Diretoria Regional de Ensino da rede estadual paulista. Concluiu-se que tanto a progressão continuada como o SARESP estão refletindo na avaliação escolar. Identificou-se que a progressão continuada tende a influenciar mais o discurso do que as práticas avaliativas e enfrenta maior resistência do professorado. O SARESP tem assumido, gradualmente, o papel de orientador de práticas escolares, sendo utilizado no planejamento e replanejamento das escolas. Tem repercutido nas práticas avaliativas, induzindo ao fortalecimento de uma concepção de verificação escolar, em detrimento da avaliação formativa, potencializada pela progressão continuada. O dilema causado pela convivência dessas medidas evidencia um confronto entre a lógica da avaliação formativa com práticas tradicionalmente desenvolvidas nas escolas, que tendem a restringir a avaliação à medida de resultados, com fim classificatório. O SARESP, ao servir como referência para organização das práticas escolares e avaliativas, potencializa a tensão entre a avaliação tradicional e a avaliação formativa. Devido à importância que tem adquirido na política educacional, evidenciou-se a tendência em tornar-se, gradativamente, indutor do trabalho escolar. / This research has served the purpose to investigate the implications of continuous progress and Student Performance Appraisal System in the State of São Paulo (SARESP) on school evaluation. We have identified and analyzed alterations on the evaluations which were induced by the implementation of these procedures. Therefore, we proceeded to investigate the qualitative nature of these implications by analyzing data from academic research around both topics; we also applied some questionnaires and interviews with coordinators from schools of a Regional Directory in the local public school system. We have come to the conclusion that both the continuous progress and SARESP affect school evaluation. The continuous progress has a tendency to affect rather the discourses than the evaluative practices and teachers are much more resistant to it. SARESP has gradually taken up the role of a practice guide and it is used for school planning. We can see its effect on evaluative practices invigorating some conception of school assessment to the loss of formative evaluation which has been maximized by continuous progress. The dilemma that has arisen from these two procedures sheds some light on the confrontation between the logic of formative evaluation and traditionally-developed practices at schools which tend to narrow evaluations to mere results in order to achieve classification. SARESP, when it serves as a guide to the organization of school and evaluative practices, maximize the tension between traditional and formative evaluations. Due to its relevance in the educational politics, it is evident that it will gradually become an organizer for school practices.

The diploma thesis has got a theoretical and research character. The theoretical part deals with the school assessment and evaluation methods. Considerable attention is paid to formative assessment, portfolio and work with the assessment. The results of the research are presented in the research section, the research was focused on work with a portfolio in the concept of two different teachers. Part of the research is devoted to presentations of the final portfolio, which will be held at the end of the 5th class. Furthermore, there are interviews with pupils about portfolicontain. KEYWORDS School evaluation Formative assessment Verbal evaluation Self-assessment Portfolio

M.Ed. / Appraisal seems to be a relevant instrument to facilitate the professional growth of educators and school improvement. However, if the process of appraisal is to be part of the development of educators and of schools, it needs to be part of the pattern of school life and linked to the school’s developmental activities. It needs to be context-based within the legal framework provided by the Department of Education (DoE). Appraisal should be a natural progression from the staff development and school development planning. Staff and professional strategies should enable schools and educators to gain skills and understanding, necessary to participate in appraisal. Appraisal should be set in the context of the objectives of the schools which will generally be expressed in a school development plan. The school’s objectives in a particular year, should be linked with appraisal, so that for example, professional development targets arising from appraisal, may be related to agreed targets and tasks in the development plan. This will help to speed up the process of facilitation of the professional growth of educators. A school which is self-developing and self-evaluating, is likely to be one in which all educators exchange ideas, share concerns, contribute to discussion, take part in the process of decision-making and have individual areas of strength and weaknesses identified and supported (Jones, 1993:10). In basic terms, the facilitation of appraisal will assist with the setting of whole school targets and identification of professional needs. / Dr. P.J. du Plessis