A importância da avaliação do desenvolvimento da criança na educação infantil

Abstract

The main goal of this study was to understand the process that assess children development on education and to verify how educators understand such assessment in that level of education. To reach such goals, qualitative methods were used to discuss the importance of assessing children education in accordance with the literature as well as other legal documents that conduct the educational system at that level of education. Such materials supported the research carried out in the field, characterizing it as a case study on a qualitative perspective. Three educators from a Centro de Referencia em Educacao Infantil (CREI), Joao Pessoa, PB – Brazil participated as subjects of this study. A questionnaire with open-ended questions as well as a daily were used to record all activity observed. The questionnaire aimed to identify the conception educators have on educational assessment, what tools they use, and the main obstacles they face while evaluating. Data were set and collected in accordance with what is supported by the literature. Results show that the subjects on this study do not understand the importance of educational assessment in the process of child development. In addition, data also reveal that subjects struggle in assessing children’s level of education. We conclude that educational assessment is an identifying and dialoguing valuable tool, which is necessary for and educational and pedagogical practice that is truly committed with children development. Children development when misguidedly used completely jeopardizes children development because it precludes articulation between children development assessment and Children Education goals.