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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2003-08-04Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:57:49Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_mu_me_mar.pdf: 2025198 bytes, checksum: 7c0b07b561ed7607ef780f4f7850a6ab (MD5) / Este estudo investiga a realidade do cotidiano escolar de um grupo de professores que atuam no Ensino Fundamental (5 a 8), de uma escola da rede particular de ensino. O recorte priorizado constitui-se no espaço da prática do processo avaliativo, enfocando, principalmente, a avaliação formativa e a formação dos professores. A autora desenvolve sua argumentação com base em construtos teóricos na área da avaliação e da formação pedagógica, discute como os participantes da pesquisa agem no espaço no qual atuam e, que interpretações fazem dessas ações. Da pesquisa desenvolvida nos moldes da investigação qualitativa, foram retirados momentos relevantes, concebidos como totalidades parciais da teoria e da prática. A análise evidenciou focos que se constituem em uma rede de significados, destacando-se as representações de situações e de reações e, as circunstâncias reveladas, ora pela reprodução ora pela construção de novos caminhos. As teorias utilizadas, revelam resultados que apontam convergências, controvérsias e contradições entre as práticas veiculadas nas ações, explicitadas através dos relatos obtidos em entrevistas do tipo semi-estruturada. Apresenta uma contribuição à área de estudo da avaliação, como caminhos possíveis nas discussões futuras sobre o assunto. / In this paper, the researcher investigates the school routine reality of a teacher team that works in a Junior High School (5th to 8 th) in a private school. The issue focused the evaluation practical process, aiming, mainly, the formative evaluation and teaching training. The author develops her argumentation based on theoretical buildings in evaluation area and pedagogical structure, discusses how the teaches involved in the search proceeded where they act and what they are inferred from these actions. Considerable moments were taken apart from the research developed according to a qualitative investigation patterns and were conceived as partial totalities of theory and practice. The analysis showed some focuses as a net of meanings, emphasizing the representation of situations and reactions and the revealed circumstances, sometimes by reproduction or by the construction of new ways. The used theories showed convergent results, controversies and contradictions between the practices that sorround the actions, explained though reports gathered in interviews partially structured. It shows a contribuition to the evaluation study area, as possible ways to later discussions on this matter.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-18T21:31:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Suely Ramos da Silva1.pdf: 93642 bytes, checksum: 44193d818bc915bf42ab46c178531f16 (MD5) Suely Ramos da Silva2.pdf: 1347866 bytes, checksum: d3fd05db36edebb52684b0e3f8e28526 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-01-30 / Fundo Mackenzie de Pesquisa / The present work intends to propose the beggining a change at school, through the concept of teaching with projects, attached to the aesthetical education, in all subjects. It formulates the research question about a difficulty faced by teachers of other areas to evaluate the students without knowing the art concepts, and it proposes the formative evaluation as a solution, especially through the student s self-evaluation. It targets school and high school students of the public educational institutes of São Paulo state. It considers at first that the recognized creativity of Brazilian people should be used at school, what it is believed that would cause a major impact in the students learning process and would help to form happier and more fulfilled civilians. It proposes a cooperative work in classroom, teaching theory connected to practice aiming to collaborate in the education of individuals more capable of participating in the so called society of information and knowledge that we live in. Colaborating with teaching professionals interested in the present subject, a real experience was reported: the development of a project which the final result was an exhibition of photographs of São Paulo city taken by the high school students, during its 450 year celebration in 2004.This project was proposed to History discipline, and the students have made a self-evaluation in order to reflect about the experience and learning. The research result pointed that students were capable of serious self-evaluation and that a formative evaluation was efficient for artistic works, at least in that specific project. / Este trabalho tem como objetivo, propor um começo de mudança na escola, por meio do ensino com projetos, vinculado à educação estética, em todos os componentes curriculares. Formula a questão de pesquisa sobre uma possível dificuldade dos professores de outras áreas avaliarem seus alunos sem o conhecimento dos conceitos do campo da Arte e propõe como solução a utilização da avaliação formativa, principalmente por intermédio da auto-avaliação dos alunos. Vislumbra como público alvo, os alunos do ensino médio e fundamental, da rede pública do Estado de São Paulo. Considera como premissa que deve-se aproveitar a reconhecida criatividade do povo brasileiro, desde sua passagem pela escola, o que acreditase, causaria grande impacto no processo de aprendizagem dos educandos e contribuiria na formação de sujeitos mais felizes e realizados. Propõe o trabalho cooperativo em sala de aula, com um ensino da teoria interligado à prática, para colaborar na formação de sujeitos mais capazes de participar da sociedade da informação e do conhecimento, que ora temos. Com a intenção de colaborar com outros profissionais do ensino, que tenham interesse no tema desta dissertação, demonstrou-se um relato de experiência, a saber, o desenvolvimento de um projeto, que teve como produto final uma mostra de fotografias elaboradas pelos alunos do ensino médio, sobre a cidade de São Paulo, na comemoração dos 450 anos de sua fundação, em 2004. O trabalho atendeu à uma proposta da disciplina de História e os alunos procederam à uma auto-avaliação para refletirem sobre suas vivências e aprendizado. O resultado da pesquisa apontou que estes alunos foram capazes de se auto-avaliarem com seriedade e que a avaliação formativa foi uma alternativa eficaz para avaliar suas produções artísticas, ao menos neste projeto específico.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-03-23T14:56:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 lenineantoniodosreis.pdf: 831294 bytes, checksum: fbc6f99c0295d1cdeac6776f98fee266 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-03-24T12:36:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 lenineantoniodosreis.pdf: 831294 bytes, checksum: fbc6f99c0295d1cdeac6776f98fee266 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-03-24T12:36:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 lenineantoniodosreis.pdf: 831294 bytes, checksum: fbc6f99c0295d1cdeac6776f98fee266 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-24T12:36:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 lenineantoniodosreis.pdf: 831294 bytes, checksum: fbc6f99c0295d1cdeac6776f98fee266 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-28 / Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, que teve como objetivo investigar as concepções de avaliação da aprendizagem na escola de regime seriado e na escola de regime de ciclo. Objetivou ainda observar nas escolas as práticas pedagógicas e avaliativas desenvolvidas, obtendo informações para estabelecer um paralelo entre ações avaliativas. Foram participantes da pesquisa de campo as diretoras, as supervisoras pedagógicas e/ou coordenadoras educacionais, professoras e alunos de duas escolas de anos iniciais do ensino fundamental. Foram realizadas análise documental, observação da prática escolar e entrevistas. Concluiu-se que as escolas, tanto a de Ciclo como a de Série, conseguem desenvolver algumas práticas de avaliação diagnóstica e formativa no seu dia-a-dia, isso quer dizer que independente da organização do tempo escolar existem evoluções, mas podemos pontuar fragilidades e avanços no que diz respeito a avaliação da aprendizagem. O estudo mostrou que as práticas da escola tradicional estão presentes no dia a dia da escola e influenciam a prática avaliativa. / This work is a qualitative research that aimed to investigate the conceptions of learning assessment in a “seriate system” school and in a “cycle system” school. It aimed to observe, in these schools, how the pedagogical and evaluation practices are developed, obtaining informations to establish a parallel between the evaluative actions. The group investigated in this research was composed by principals, pedagogical supervisors and/or education coordinators, teachers and students of two schools in the early years classes of elementary level school. Were carried out documental analysis, observation of school practices and interviews. It was concluded that both, the “seriate system” and the “cycle system” schools, develop some diagnostic and formative evaluation practices in their day-to-day. This means that independent of the organization of school time there are evolutions, but there are weaknesses and advances in respect of learning assessment. The research showed that the traditional school practices are present on the day-to-day of the schools and influence the evaluation process.

Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-08-14T18:39:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelemariaferreiralopes.pdf: 2858332 bytes, checksum: b18fa72791cdd5d7eef964f65528f5bc (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-08-15T11:47:31Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelemariaferreiralopes.pdf: 2858332 bytes, checksum: b18fa72791cdd5d7eef964f65528f5bc (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-15T11:47:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelemariaferreiralopes.pdf: 2858332 bytes, checksum: b18fa72791cdd5d7eef964f65528f5bc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-10-31 / O estudo de caso apresentado neste trabalho tem como foco a apropriação de resultados da avaliação externa bimestral promovida pela Secretaria de Estado de Educação do Rio de Janeiro – o Saerjinho – em uma escola da Regional Médio Paraíba do estado do Rio de Janeiro (Escola X). O Saerjinho é um sistema de avaliação do processo de ensino e aprendizagem, com caracteres diagnóstico e formativo, aplicado a alunos do 5º, 6° e 9º anos do Ensino Fundamental e das três séries do Ensino Médio. Este instrumento pretende acompanhar mais de perto o rendimento dos estudantes, detectando de maneira mais ágil e fiel as dificuldades de aprendizagem. Assumiu-se como hipótese inicial a de que os professores utilizam o instrumento de maneira somativa, apenas, sem propor, a partir de seus resultados, intervenções na prática pedagógica voltadas à aprendizagem dos alunos. Os objetivos definidos para este estudo são: descrever o Saerjinho como o caso de gestão em estudo no âmbito da Regional Médio Paraíba e da Escola X; analisar os usos feitos desse instrumento de avaliação pelos professores de Língua Portuguesa da Escola X; e propor ações que acompanhem e aperfeiçoem a apropriação de seus resultados para melhorar a aprendizagem e, consequentemente, o desempenho dos alunos dessa escola. Foi utilizada pesquisa qualitativa como metodologia e, como instrumentos de pesquisa, grupo focal e entrevistas semiestruturadas. Inicialmente, foram elaborados, por meio do grupo focal e à luz da teoria weberiana, dois tipos ideais de usos diferenciados do Saerjinho e de seus resultados: um que desvaloriza o instrumento, em que os resultados são apenas convertidos em notas; e outro que o supervaloriza, com práticas docentes voltadas quase que exclusivamente ao Saerjinho. Nenhum deles contempla o uso do Saerjinho como avaliação externa de caráter formativo. Posteriormente, voltou-se a preocupação desta pesquisa para a atuação dos professores da Escola X, diante dos dois tipos ideais de uso do Saerjinho elaborados. Constatou-se que os professores de Língua Portuguesa da Escola X aproximam-se do tipo ideal de desvalorização do instrumento, utilizando-o apenas como instrumento de avaliação somativa. A partir dessa constatação, propõe-se um modelo formativo de utilização dos resultados e, a partir desse modelo, um plano de ação interventiva, de forma a contribuir para que a equipe de gestão dessa escola promova essa apropriação. Nesse modelo formativo, professores e gestores valorizem o Saerjinho como instrumento avaliativo no contínuo ação-reflexão-ação proposto por Hoffmann (2003), já que essa avaliação permite que sejam propostas mudanças na prática pedagógica ainda durante o ano letivo, ajustando a atuação docente à realidade de aprendizagem discente. Além das propostas de ações voltadas à apropriação na Escola X, é proposto também um questionário que auxilie a identificação da tipologia presente em outras unidades escolares. / The case study presented here focuses on the results of appropriation of bimonthly external evaluation – Saerjinho – promoted by the Secretary of Education from Rio de Janeiro in a school from the Regional Middle Paraíba in the state of Rio de Janeiro (School X). The Saerjinho is a teaching and learning evaluation system, with a diagnostic and formative aspect, which was applied to students on 5th, 6th, and 9th grades at elementary school and three high school series. This instrument aims to monitor more closely the student‟s performance, detecting faster and with more precision learning problems. It was assumed as an initial hypothesis that teachers use this instrument only in a summative way, without proposing from its results, interventions in pedagogical practice focused on student learning. The aims of this study were: a) report the Saerjinho as a case study within the Middle Paraíba Regional and School X; b) analyze the uses made of this evaluation instrument by Portuguese teachers of School X; and c) propose actions to accompany and improve the appropriation of its results to improve learning and hence the performance of the students of this school. The methodology used was qualitative research, based on focal group and semi-structured interviews. First, It were developed through focal group and in light of Weber's theory, two ideal types of different uses of Saerjinho and its results: one that devaluate the instrument, in which the results are only converted to rates; and another that overestimates it, with teaching practices developed almost exclusively to Saerjinho. None of them contemplates the use of Saerjinho as external evaluation of educational character. Later on, the concern of this research became the practice of the School X teacher‟s based on the two ideal types of elaborate Saerjinho use. It was found that the Portuguese teachers from School X approach the ideal type of devaluation of the instrument, using it only as a summative assessment tool. Regarding this findings, it was proposed a training model way of use the results of Saerjinho and an interventional plan of action in order to contribute to the school management team. In this training model, teachers and administrators value the Saerjinho as assessment tool in continuous action-reflection-action proposed by Hoffmann (2003), since this assessment allows changes to be proposed in the pedagogical practice even during the school year, adjusting the educational performance to the currently teaching practices. In addition to the proposals for actions to help School X, a questionnaire to assist the identification of the ideal types used in other school units was suggested.

Available in Afrikaans only Die navorsingsverslag dokumenteer die instruksionele ontwerpproses van 'n rekenaar gesteunde tutoriaal (RGT), "Random Variables", een van 'n reeks van nege soortgelyke tutoriale wat as aanvulling tot die geskrewe studiegids vir 'n eerstejaar kursus in Statistiek by die Universiteit van Suid?Afrika (Unisa) gebruik word. Die instruksionele benadering wat in die RGT gebruik is, probeer om kognitiewe ondersteuning te verskaf en om 'n intuitiewe begrip van abstrakte konsepte aan te moedig. Die doel is om die geisoleerdheid waarin afstandsonderrig studente verkeer, te verlig en om groter interaktiwiteit met die studiemateriaal tot stand te bring. Formatiewe evaluering het 'n sentrale plek in die instruksionele ontwerpmodel, wat analise, ontwerp, onwikkeling en implementering insluit, ingeneem. Die formatiewe evaluering is in vier mikro?stadia, naamlik vakkundige resensie, prototipe, loodstoetsing en veldtoetsing gedoen. Die navorsingsresultate het daartoe gelei dat die tutoriale as sulks verbeter is. Dit kan ook verdere navorsing op die gebied van summatiewe evaluering rig en lei. Die navorsingsverslag moet saamgelees word met die loop van die program "Random Variables", wat op disket beskikbaar is. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2002. / Humanities Education / PhD / Unrestricted

Användbarheten hos ett API kan vara en viktig faktor för en slutanvändares produktivitet, eller framgången en mjukvaruprodukt. Det finns ingen enskild definition av, eller metod för att uppnå användbarhet. Många riktlinjer kan vara teoretiska och svårapplicerade. Detta arbete sammanfattar definitioner av och utvärderingsmetoder för användbarhet. En av dessa metoder anpassas och används för en formativ utvärdering som del av utvecklingsprocessen av ett nytt API för röstchatt i webben. API:et specificeras och implementeras i en första version som utvärderas med testanvändare för att hitta användbarhetsproblem. Förbättringsförslag för API:ets vidareutveckling ges baserat på funna problem. Avslutningsvis diskuteras utvärderingsmetoderna utifrån resurserna som krävs för genomförande. / The usability of an API can be an important factor for the productivity of end users, or the success of a software product. There is no single definition of, or method to achieve, usability. Many guidelines can be theoretical and difficult to apply. This paper summarises usability definitions and evaluation methods. One of these methods is adapted and used for a formative evaluation as part of the development process of a new API for web based voice chat. The API is specified and implemented in a first version which is evaluated with test users to find usability problems. Improvement proposals for the further development of the API are given based on found problems. In closing, the evaluation methods are discussed based on the resources required for execution.

In face of the climate crisis, educational responses aim at raising awareness, fostering knowledge, and encouraging theengagement of the general public. Climate change education plays an important role in the necessary individual andsocietal transformations. Playful and game-based educational approaches are increasingly used. They hold the promiseto overcome the challenges and limits of mainstream approaches. This thesis explores the case of Climate Fresk, arecently created game-based workshop, based on the latest IPCC report, which pledges to push the world into transitionby providing a better understanding and fostering action and engagement to its participants. The present researchconsists of a formative evaluation of Climate Fresk in Sweden. A framework of successful game-based approaches forclimate change education was established and guided the evaluation of Climate Fresk. After defining the intendedoutcomes of the workshops, through a focus group and interviews with the Climate Fresk facilitators, an evaluation ofthe extent to which these outcomes were achieved was carried out by interviewing thirty participants. Twoquestionnaires were used: one for the participants who had just taken part in a workshop; another for players severalmonths after their participation. The results confirmed the integration of the game-based climate change educationfeatures of the framework to a large extent. The intended outcomes, as formulated by the facilitators, about climateunderstanding, thinking skills, attitudes, emotions, engagement, were achieved to a certain degree. Increasedunderstanding of climate change and system thinking was gained for a large majority of the participants. The findingsshow that there is scope for improvement. The data collected from the players who participated several months agoshow that Climate Fresk does not solidly lead to engagement and action. Recommendations are proposed for theClimate Fresk facilitators and organisers to enhance the impact of the workshop on its participants, while fostering Climate Fresk’s capacity for change.

Professional development courses that focus on increasing knowledge and improving skill sets are an integral part of a medical imager's career. This study was a qualitative formative evaluation with purposeful sampling of participants in a professional development webinar course offered to medical imaging professionals in 35 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The goal of this study was to aid the agency with identifying areas in which the efficacy of the program implementation and delivery could improve. The conceptual framework model, interest-problem-based learning (INTEREST-PBL) model, and Malcolm Knowles's theory on adult learning were used to ground this project. The research questions focused on the effectiveness of the implementation of the webinars, and the identification of areas of strengths and weaknesses. Data were collected from 7 participants using semi structured interviews and online questionnaires and was analyzed through coding and thematic analysis. Findings suggested that the absence of a formative evaluation during the early stages of implementation and deployment had an impact on the efficacy of the webinar courses. Differentiated learning strategies with clearly defined goals as well as a mechanism for immediate and continued feedback need to be inserted into the webinar design. This study contributes to social change by postulating the use of an evaluation model and pedagogical tools that can assess educational programs for medical imagers that integrate global health policies, technical standards training, and the coordination and collaboration of healthcare partnerships, thus, improving their performance in the delivery of medical imaging examinations while increasing access to quality radiological examinations.

This formative evaluation focuses on feedback regarding a self-guided educational intervention for those at the crossroads of divorce. Entitled Should I Keep Trying to Work It Out? A Guidebook for Individuals and Couples at the Crossroads of Divorce (And Before), this Guidebook aims to help individuals minimize possible ambiguity in the decision-making process surrounding divorce. Fifty-three participants were recruited through divorce orientation education classes to provide formative feedback via brief phone surveys. Eighteen of these provided in-depth interviews for additional feedback. Though the participants in this study were largely past the crossroads of divorce, most agreed or strongly agreed that the Guidebook was helpful (61%), trustworthy (88%), helped them change some of their attitudes about divorce (67%), and helped them be more prepared for the divorce (81%). Additionally, 64% reported feeling more confident about their decision to divorce, including three noteworthy cases that cited domestic violence as their reason for divorce. Overall, this Guidebook appears to be useful to those who are contemplating divorce. Options for improving the Guidebook and introducing it earlier in the decision-making process are discussed.