School evaluation has increased in importance in recent years, particularly at the level of the whole school. It is the process which assesses the worth and merits of the institution. Due to the fact that, in most cases, evaluation is judgemental, the notion of Whole School Evaluation (WSE) was introduced into the South African education system by the national Department of Education after the 1994 democratic election. WSE has since then became the official evaluation system in South Africa. In WSE schools undergo internal as well as external evaluation. The results of the evaluation are then used by schools to draw the School Improvement Plans which are aimed at school improvement. This study explores the implementation of WSE in rural primary schools in Limpopo Province. A literature study investigated school evaluation within the international and the South African context, the provision of education in Limpopo Province and existing models of WSE. Against the background of the conceptual framework provided by the literature, a qualitative investigation was done in four primary schools in the Vhembe district in Limpopo Province. Data were gathered by means of in-depth interviews with principals of schools and supervisors. The researcher also conducted focus group interviews with School Management Team (SMT) members from participating schools. Data was analysed, discussed and synthesized. Analysed data revealed the following findings: schools experience difficulties in conducting self-evaluation, educator development in rural primary schools in Limpopo is a problem and the district and the Department of Education do not assist schools concerning development after WSE has been conducted. As a result of these findings, there is a need to assist schools in their development endeavours after WSE. The district officials as well as supervisors should find ways and means of assisting schools in the route to development. Areas for further investigation that would enhance WSE in rural primary schools have been identified. Finally, the conclusion is drawn that schools need to be rehabilitated after WSE. This will assist in developing the whole institution and improving the level of education in South African schools. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Education Management)

The purpose of this study was to construct a holistic education school evaluation tool using Montessori Erdkinder principles, and begin the validation process of examining the proposed tool. This study addresses a vital need in the holistic education community for a school evaluation tool. The tool construction process included using Erdkinder literature to justify the development of each item through the use of an item matrix, ultimately leading to the development of the 23 item formative Montessori Erdkinder School Evaluation Survey. The validation process included a series of three Rasch Rating Scale Model analyses with data from a sample school. The validation process used item anchoring estimates from the earlier analyses in the later analyses and included determining the tool’s dimensionality, reliability, item fit, possible differential item functioning, and comparing the order of item difficulty levels to the holistic model of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Results of the study showed that six items had issues with fit and would need to be revised, and that the items in the cognitive and moral facet will need to be revised to better match Maslow’s model. This study provides the foundation for the development of a holistic education evaluation or accreditation system, and constructed a resource that could be directly implemented in schools.

UNIVERZITA KARLOVA v PRAZE Pedagogická fakulta katedra primární pedagogiky ŠKOLNÍ HODNOCENÍ A JEHO VLIV NA DÍTĚ SCHOOL ASSESSMENT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE CHILD Vedoucí diplomové práce: PhDr. Jana Stará, Ph.D. Autor diplomové práce: Lenka Boldišová Studijní obor: učitelství pro 1. stupeň ZŠ Forma studia: kombinovaná Diplomová práce dokončena: březen, 2012 ABSTRAKT: In the theoretical part the problems of evaluation in contemporary education will be analyzed. The attention will be particularly focused on the collection of information based on influences of the evaluation and its individual forms and types on the child. In the empirical part the combination of quantitative and qualitative methods will be utilized. In the quantitative part of the research, questionnaires for elementary schools teachers, for pupils of the primary school grade 2 to 5 and the parents of those pupils will be used. The questions will be focused on their attitude to the different forms of the school evaluation - what they are mainly afraid of, what they prefer, what attitude they have to self-evaluation, how they are influenced by the different forms of evaluation. In some detailed dialogues with pupils, their parents and their teacher I will examine the way of evaluation of pupils in the elementary school and to what degree their...

The presented thesis focuses on the problem of evaluation of pupils at primary school using teacher's action research. The target of the thesis is to determine the influence of analytical feed-back on the self-evaluation of pupils in the 1st to 4th grade. First part of the thesis contains the theory of problem of evaluation, feed-back and self-evaluation, as well as findings from evolutionary psychology. The second part summarizes results obtained from the action research that were aimed on capturing of the evolution of self-evaluation during the individual grades. Conclusions include confirmation that systematic performance of a proper analytical feed-back by the teacher leads to the development and improvement of the self- evaluation skill. Influence of the feedback on self-evaluation is also evaluated. Thesis confirms importance of partnership approach in education.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:32:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Renata Provetti Weffort Almeida.pdf: 7037981 bytes, checksum: 19342d9b8d6b904c312102daf5681cfb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-01-20 / This research aims to analyze the relationship between assessment and how early childhood education is designed and put into practice. In order to answer this question the following objectives were listed: 1) to analyze the educational policies on school evaluation in the early childhood education. 2) to discuss the effects of Psychology on school evaluation; 3) to describe how children are assessed in preschool in relation to the means and criteria adopted regarding social behaviors, reading, writing and art; The survey was conducted in the city of São Paulo, in 2011, in two different schools of early childhood education a public and a private one with groups from the preschool level. In each school two classrooms were selected, for a total of four groups. In both schools 1) the instruments that involved the evaluation process, such as diagnostic activities and reports/records of school performance assessment and 2) the official documents for children education published by the Ministry of Education and the São Paulo City Hall were analyzed. The theoretical perspective is based on the Critical Theory of Society, giving special attention to the studies, which deal with formation, experience and technological rationality. These concepts contribute to the understanding of the processes by which individual formation in this case children development and the possibilities of experience offered by the school occur. Generally speaking, the conclusion of this research is that the relationship between assessment and early childhood education tends to express a standardized and pre-determined perspective of children development to the detriment of the possibility of formative experiences aimed at reflection and training / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar a relação entre a avaliação e o modo como a educação pré-escolar é concebida e colocada em prática. Para responder a este questionamento, foram elencados os seguintes objetivos específicos: 1) analisar as políticas educacionais referentes à avaliação escolar na Educação Infantil; 2) discutir os efeitos da Psicologia na avaliação escolar; 3) descrever e analisar como as crianças são avaliadas na pré-escola, quanto aos meios e critérios adotados, no que se refere aos comportamentos sociais, leitura e escrita e arte. A pesquisa foi realizada em duas escolas de Educação Infantil, uma pública da rede municipal de São Paulo e uma privada do mesmo município, no ano de 2011. Em cada uma das escolas, foram selecionadas duas salas de aula, perfazendo um total de quatro salas. Nas duas escolas foram 1) analisados os instrumentos que envolvem o processo de avaliação, tais como atividades diagnósticas dos alunos e relatórios/fichas de avaliação do aproveitamento escolar; e, 2) os documentos oficiais para a Educação Infantil, publicados pelo Ministério da Educação e pela Prefeitura de São Paulo. A perspectiva teórica tem como referência os estudos dos pensadores da teoria crítica da sociedade, sobretudo os que tratam da formação, experiência e racionalidade tecnológica. Tais conceitos contribuem para a compreensão dos processos pelos quais ocorre a formação do indivíduo neste caso a formação das crianças , e as possibilidades de experiência oferecidas pela escola. Em linhas gerais, a conclusão da presente pesquisa é a de que, tendencialmente, a relação entre avaliação e Educação Infantil expressa uma perspectiva padronizada e pré-determinada do desenvolvimento das crianças, em detrimento da possibilidade de experiências formativas que visem à reflexão e à formação

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-10-04T11:03:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Janaina Stabile Soares Lenzi.pdf: 2125551 bytes, checksum: ef69049777bb38d9a7444f863d3cf383 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-04T11:03:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Janaina Stabile Soares Lenzi.pdf: 2125551 bytes, checksum: ef69049777bb38d9a7444f863d3cf383 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-22 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / The present study consists of a field research of a qualitative nature, which seeks to investigate the senses and meanings produced by initial years’ teachers of the elementary education in the city of Londrina regarding the quality of education. Primary education presents significant drop-out rates, reproofing and age-grade distortion that can be considered as indicators of problems in education, and therefore, of the lack of quality in the Brazilian educational system. The initial years of elementary education set the ground stage of basic education, a stage that must be well consolidated so that children continue their studies in a safe and autonomous way. In view of this framework, this study has as a guiding research question: what are the senses and meanings attributed by teachers of the initial years, in Londrina’s municipal network, to the quality of education based on lived reality and experiences? From this it is sought to understand the meanings of teachers regarding quality, as well as the aspects that constitute the educational process’ subjectivity and the quality of education. In order to do that, it is used as methodological and theoretical foundation the sociohistorical psychology, a Vygotskian perspective that has its bases in dialectical-historical materialism. The conversational system of Fernando González Rey (2005) is employed as a research tool, and the analysis takes place through Aguiar and Ozella's nuclei of meaning (2013). In order to substantiate the quality thematic, the research makes a bibliographical survey about the condition of elementary education in Brazil, presenting elements and data that allow to analyze the question of educational quality in this stage of education. It also presents two perspectives on the quality of education: total quality and social quality. The conversational system (interview) was carried out with four teachers of the first years of elementary school, being two third-year regents and two fifth-year regents from schools with distinct educational and socioeconomic realities. One school belongs to a middle-class community and is among the highest IDEBs (Index of Basic Education Development) in the city, and the other belongs to a low-socioeconomic community and is among the lowest IDEBs in the city. According to the teachers’ meanings, it is concluded that total qualities’ principles have great influence on the senses and meanings of the teachers, as well as on the pedagogical work developed in the school. At times the teachers reveal meanings about the social quality of education, especially one of the third year teachers, however, the educational system’s demands articulated to neoliberal principles make it difficult for the school to develop the work according to this perspective. An education based on ethics and freedom that allows the critical appropriation of historically constructed content by all subjects, and thus the formation of conscious and active citizens who strive for a more righteous society for all, are the principles focused by the social quality of education / O presente estudo consite em uma pesquisa de campo de natureza qualitativa, que busca investigar os sentidos e significados produzidos por docentes dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental do município de Londrina a respeito da qualidade da educação. O ensino fundamental apresenta taxas de abandono escolar, reprovação e distorção idade-série significativas que podem ser consideradas como indicadores de problemas na educação, e assim, da falta de qualidade no sistema educacional brasileiro. Os anos iniciais do ensino fundamental compõem a etapa base da educação básica, etapa que deve ser bem consolidada para que as crianças prossigam os estudos de maneira segura e autônoma. Diante deste quadro este estudo tem como pergunta norteadora para investigação: Quais os sentidos e significados atribuídos por professores dos anos iniciais, da rede municipal de Londrina, à qualidade da educação a partir da realidade vivenciada e de suas experiências? A partir disso busca-se compreender as significações dos professores em relação à qualidade, bem como os aspectos que constituem a subjetividade do processo educacional e da qualidade da educação. Para tanto, utiliza-se como fundamento teórico metodológico a Psicologia Sócio-Histórica, perspectiva Vigotskiana que tem suas bases no Materialismo-Histórico-Dialético. Emprega-se o sistema conversacional de Fernando González Rey (2005) como instrumento de pesquisa, e a análise ocorre por meio dos Núcleos de Significação de Aguiar e Ozella (2013). Para fundamentar a temática qualidade, a pesquisa faz um levantamento bibliográfico sobre a situação do ensino fundamental no Brasil, apresentando elementos e dados que permitem analisar a questão da qualidade educacional nesta etapa de ensino. Também apresenta duas perspectivas sobre o tema qualidade da educação: a qualidade total e a qualidade social. O sistema conversacional (entrevista) foi realizado com quatro professoras dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental, sendo duas regentes de terceiros anos e duas regentes de quintos anos de escolas que possuem realidades educacionais e socioeconômicas distintas. Uma escola pertence a uma comunidade de classe média e está entre os IDEBs (índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica) mais altos do município, a outra pertence a uma comunidade de baixo nível socioeconômico e está entre os IDEBs mais baixos do município. De acordo com as significações das professoras, conclui-se que os princípios da qualidade total possuem grande influência sobre os sentidos e significados das professoras, bem como sobre o trabalho pedagógico desenvolvido na escola. Em alguns momentos as professoras revelam significações sobre a qualidade social da educação, principalmente uma das professoras de terceiro ano, no entanto, as exigências do sistema educacional articuladas a princípios neoliberais dificultam que a escola desenvolva o trabalho de acordo com esta perspectiva. Uma educação baseada na ética e na liberdade que possibilite a apropriação crítica dos conteúdos historicamente construídos, por todos os sujeitos, e assim, a formação de cidadãos conscientes e ativos que lutem por uma sociedade mais justa para todos são os princípios voltados à qualidade social da educação

<p>A mixed methods approach was employed and included a document study, questionnaires and a focus group interview. Participants included post level one teachers, and non-teaching staff and members of the school management team at one school in the Western Cape. Research findings indicated that the school management team only implemented IQMS to comply with departmental requirements and to ensure that teachers received pay progressions. It also emerged that planning was only done for compliance resulting in no real school development taking place at the school due to a number of constraints. It is recommended that the school management team employs a more balanced approach to school evaluation with a strong focus on both Developmental Appraisal (DA) and Performance Management (PM) as they employ whole school v development. It is further recommended that the school management team plans for school development with the intention to implement these in order to improve the conditions in the school. A final recommendation is that the Department of Education establish a directorate of school development in order to fund and assist schools with translating evaluation into school development.</p>

<p>A mixed methods approach was employed and included a document study, questionnaires and a focus group interview. Participants included post level one teachers, and non-teaching staff and members of the school management team at one school in the Western Cape. Research findings indicated that the school management team only implemented IQMS to comply with departmental requirements and to ensure that teachers received pay progressions. It also emerged that planning was only done for compliance resulting in no real school development taking place at the school due to a number of constraints. It is recommended that the school management team employs a more balanced approach to school evaluation with a strong focus on both Developmental Appraisal (DA) and Performance Management (PM) as they employ whole school v development. It is further recommended that the school management team plans for school development with the intention to implement these in order to improve the conditions in the school. A final recommendation is that the Department of Education establish a directorate of school development in order to fund and assist schools with translating evaluation into school development.</p>

School evaluation has increased in importance in recent years, particularly at the level of the whole school. It is the process which assesses the worth and merits of the institution. Due to the fact that, in most cases, evaluation is judgemental, the notion of Whole School Evaluation (WSE) was introduced into the South African education system by the national Department of Education after the 1994 democratic election. WSE has since then became the official evaluation system in South Africa. In WSE schools undergo internal as well as external evaluation. The results of the evaluation are then used by schools to draw the School Improvement Plans which are aimed at school improvement. This study explores the implementation of WSE in rural primary schools in Limpopo Province. A literature study investigated school evaluation within the international and the South African context, the provision of education in Limpopo Province and existing models of WSE. Against the background of the conceptual framework provided by the literature, a qualitative investigation was done in four primary schools in the Vhembe district in Limpopo Province. Data were gathered by means of in-depth interviews with principals of schools and supervisors. The researcher also conducted focus group interviews with School Management Team (SMT) members from participating schools. Data was analysed, discussed and synthesized. Analysed data revealed the following findings: schools experience difficulties in conducting self-evaluation, educator development in rural primary schools in Limpopo is a problem and the district and the Department of Education do not assist schools concerning development after WSE has been conducted. As a result of these findings, there is a need to assist schools in their development endeavours after WSE. The district officials as well as supervisors should find ways and means of assisting schools in the route to development. Areas for further investigation that would enhance WSE in rural primary schools have been identified. Finally, the conclusion is drawn that schools need to be rehabilitated after WSE. This will assist in developing the whole institution and improving the level of education in South African schools. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Education Management)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:33:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-05-12Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:25:03Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_mu_dr_mar.pdf: 541467 bytes, checksum: c557451e38dfb8cc2b6054c76da13be9 (MD5) / Esta pesquisa investiga o cotidiano escolar de um grupo de dezenove professores, em uma escola do Ensino Fundamental II, da rede particular de ensino, no período de 2004 a 2006. Ao tomar como referência construtos teóricos na área da avaliação e da formação pedagógica, propostos a partir de 1980, o recorte investigado prioriza o agir avaliativo em sala de aula, no que se refere à formação teórica dos componentes do grupo e às práticas da Avaliação Formativa. Metodologicamente, caracteriza-se como investigação qualitativa, na modalidade da pesquisa-ação, razão pela qual acolhe o relato de interferências compartilhadas pela pesquisadora e pelo grupo, na busca de soluções para a melhoria do processo avaliativo no segmento de ensino estudado. A investigação é um desdobramento da pesquisa de mestrado, na qual, os dados, obtidos através de entrevistas, ao serem analisados, apontaram controvérsias e convergências entre o discurso e as práticas dos professores, fato que indicou a pertinência de se realizar uma intervenção. Como decorrência dos dados obtidos na pesquisa precedente acresceram-se outros, obtidos na fase de realização da presente pesquisa e provenientes da observação em sala de aula e da análise de documentos, dos quais foram retirados, para estudo, extratos relevantes, concebidos como totalidades parciais da teoria e da prática. Submetidos à análise, esse conjunto de dados evidenciou representações heterogêneas da realidade, que se constituem em uma rede de significados, na qual se destacam as resistências, as incongruências entre o discurso e a prática, e as representações de situações, marcadas ora pela reprodução ora pela construção de novos caminhos. / This research focus on a school day-by-day life of a group formed by nineteen teachers, in a private elementary school level II, from 2004 to 2006. The observed clipping searches for the classroom evaluation act, which refers to the theoretical formation of the group members and their practices related to Formative Evaluation, taken as reference from theoretical constructs in evaluation and pedagogical formation that were proposed since 1980. Methodologically, the study is inserted in the field of qualitative research, action research model, reason why it accepts reports of interferences shared between the researcher and the group members, aiming to reach improvement of the evaluation process in the focused learning segment. This investigation is the development of master degree research, were the data gathered through interviews, when analyzed, have pointed to controversies and congruencies inside the teachers discourse and practices. This fact justified the relevance of having an intervention. To the previous data gathered in the former research fresh ones were added. They were obtained during the current research and also from classroom observation and document analysis. From them relevant extracts were taken to a deeper study, because they were conceived as theory partial totality and practice. Submitted to analysis, this set of data showed the heterogeneity of reality representation, which builds a meaning network, where resistances pop up, incongruence between discourse and practice and the representation of situations which are sometimes characterized by reproduction and sometimes by new ways.