Revista Ibero-Americana de Estudos em Educação (Jun 2017)

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING: CONCEPTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF DENTISTRY COURSE TEACHERS

  • Verydianna Frota Carneiro,
  • Alice Maria Correia Pequeno,
  • Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa Machado,
  • Dulce Maria de Lucena Aguiar,
  • Cleide Carneiro,
  • Rithianne Frota Carneiro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21723/riaee.v12.n2.8486
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. esp.
pp. 900 – 915

Abstract

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Learning evaluation consists of a continuous educational mechanism that directs the pedagogical practice, based on the learning objectives proposed in educational programs. The objective of the research was to analyze the knowledge of teachers of a dental course on assessment of learning, in Fortaleza. This is a research with qualitative approach with data collection conducted in the period from September to October 2014, through document analysis and semi-structured interview technique. It adopted the thematic analysis method proposed by Minayo to interpret the data. The results showed that teachers have knowledge about the assessment of learning, recognizing the importance and characteristics of this stage in the educational process.

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