THE TOOLS USED BY TEACHERS OF GEOGRAPHY IN ASSESSING THE LEARNING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS II

Abstract

This article arose from the need to reflect on the importance of using evaluative instruments suited to the proposed objectives in the teaching of Geography, considering that the evaluation has influences both to stimulate and to discourage the student. Therefore, the question was: how is the selection of instruments used by Geography teachers during the learning assessment process justified? The work established as a general objective, to analyze the instruments used by the teachers of the Geography discipline in carrying out the assessment of the learning of students in Elementary School II. With a qualitative approach of a descriptive nature, the field of research was the Escola Municipal Extrema, located in Teresina-PI, and the target audience were teachers of that school. For data collection, observation and application of a questionnaire were used. The theoretical foundation was built from the discussion of theorists, such as: Hoffman (2003), Moretto (1996), Luckesi (1997), among others. Based on the readings of the theorists' studies, on the data collected from the questionnaire, and on the observations made in the research field, it was possible to understand that school evaluation - as a tool at the service of the student's learning - should not prioritize only the result, but also value the process in which it is developed, the possibilities of transforming the teaching practice so that it happens continuously, assuming its role as an integral element of the teaching-learning process.