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- Alterações geradas pela avaliação externa de escolas: estudo de casoPublication . Tomás, Ana; Henriques, Susana; Abelha, MartaAvaliar a organização escolar de forma sistemática é um procedimento relativamente recente que procura garantir a qualidade de todo o sistema educativo, capacitando-o para dar resposta a uma sociedade em constante transformação. O presente texto integra-se no âmbito do mestrado em Administração e Gestão Educacional da Universidade Aberta. O trabalho aqui apresentado foi tido como ponto de partida para uma investigação mais profunda em curso, centrada na avaliação externa de escolas e na sua relação com a autoavaliação de um agrupamento de escolas do Algarve. Enquadrado no paradigma qualitativo, e realizando uma análise exploratória da informação disponível nas páginas das escolas do Algarve acessíveis na internet, foi definido como objetivo analisar a informação sobre a autoavaliação aí disponível. A presente investigação permitiu elencar um conjunto de informações que são divulgadas pelas escolas nas suas páginas web. No entanto, de acordo com a análise às referidas páginas, dos 40 agrupamentos de escolas do Algarve, a divulgação dos procedimentos de autoavaliação revela-se incompleta ou inexistente, na maior parte dos casos. Os resultados surpreendem na medida em que trata de procedimentos, os de autoavaliação e de avaliação externa de escolas, que se encontram regulamentados há mais de vinte anos, desde a publicação da Lei nº 31/2002, de 20 de dezembro.
- Aprendizagem baseada em projetos: o contributo da formação pedagógica docentePublication . Abelha, Marta; Fernandes, Sandra
- Assessment and evaluation in higher educationPublication . Fernandes, Sandra; Abelha, Marta; Oliveira, Ana Teresa FerreiraThis book compiles relevant research on students’ learning processes in Higher Education. It presents different dimensions and forms of learning, crucial to understand and tackle diversity and integration regarding more sustainable and inclusive goals. Major challenges have taken place recently considering assessment within higher education and its known impact on students’ learning processes. The application of different assessment methods, considering a general public desire to focus on more skills development and assessment has brought higher education challenges regarding students learning processes and its assessment that are bringing severe changes towards academia. Higher education institutions should act as knowledge and research drivers, and the consideration about the learning processes and assessment methods are key. Special attention is given to assessment methods and purposes, assessment rubrics and the assessment of learning outcomes (knowledge and skills). Research on the challenges, strengths, and opportunities of online and virtual assessment, as well as best practices and recommendations for assessment and evaluation in higher education, are also explored and discussed in this book. This book, which consists of 15 articles written by research experts in their topic of interest, reports the most recent research concerning assessment and evaluation in higher education. The book includes changes in education and higher education that can lead to a systematic modification of higher education. Topic one—Pedagogical innovation Jung Hee Park, Woo Sok Han, Jinkyung Kim and Hyunjung Lee—Strategies for Flipped Learning in the Health Professions Education in South Korea and Their Effects: A Systematic Review; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11010009. William Swart and Ken MacLeod—Evaluating Learning Space Designs for Flipped and Collaborative Learning: A Transactional Distance Approach; https://doi.org/10.3390/ educsci11060292. Jiří Bečica and Roman Vavrek—A Qualitative Assessment of the Pedagogical Process at Czech Public Universities; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080389. Salleh Amat, Harizah Izyan Samsudin, Abu Yazid Abu Bakar, Mohd Izwan Mahmud and Mohd Hasrul Kamarulzaman—Needs Analysis of Psychosocial Module Development Based on Psychoeducation Approach for Public University Students in Malaysia; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11100604. Humberto Arruda and Édison Renato Silva—Assessment and Evaluation in Active Learning Implementations: Introducing the Engineering Education Active Learning Maturity Model; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110690. We begin the book by introducing the reader to a very interesting work in which Park et al. develops a student-centred approach considering the real advantages in developing students learning abilities. The effect and strategies of flipped learning in the health professions education xii were assessed through a Participant–intervention-comparator-outcome (PICO). Findings suggests that implementing flipped learning design based on class characteristics and appropriate post-class activities can enhance students’ learning abilities. The topic continues with the work from Swart et al. where they evaluate Learning Space Designs for Flipped and Collaborative Learning. A highly revealing study considering the relevance of the classroom´s design as a relevant mainframe for collaborative work. They developed a very interesting study where they present that from a student perspective the investment in high-tech classrooms is not necessarily directly associated with more student engagement. Amat and colleagues presents a research which showed a highly positive response from the students toward the development of a psychosocial module in order to strengthen the assertiveness, social skills, and psychological well-being. Assessment and Evaluation in Active Learning Implementations has been widely worked on engineering Education. Arruda and colleagues present a paper where they propose a framework that assesses the maturity of Active Learning implementation in a program or a course. A valuable tool to be implemented and replicated, on diagnosis and practical improvements in real settings. Topic Two—Assessment Fidel Salas Vicente, Ángel Vicente Escuder, Miguel Ángel Pérez Puig and Francisco Segovia López—Effect on Procrastination and Learning of Mistakes in the Design of the Formative and Summative Assessments: A Case Study; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080428. Eddy Sutadji, Herawati Susilo, Aji Prasetya Wibawa, Nidal A.M. Jabari and Syaiful Nur Rohmad—Authentic Assessment Implementation in Natural and Social Science; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11090534 Jurgita Lenkauskaitė, Remigijus Bubnys, Erika Masiliauskienė and Daiva Malinauskienė— Participation in the Assessment Processes in Problem-Based Learning: Experiences of the Students of Social Sciences in Lithuania; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110678. Tatiana Baranova, Dmitriy Mokhorov, Aleksandra Kobicheva and Elena Tokareva— Assessment of the Application of Content and Language Integrated Learning in a Multilingual Classroom; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11120808. Another interesting research is the one presented by Vicent et al. where we are guided through students’ procrastination processes, the formative assessments and the summative evaluation. This case study presents the unexpected and undesirable effects of both on the behavior of students and on both grading and learning. Authentic assessment is another pedagogical approach based on real world impact. Sutadji and colleagues presented a research paper where they debate epistemological and scientific constructions to social and natural sciences. Lenkauskaitė and colleagues explored the idea of change in the higher educational process using a problem-based learning strategy. The need we have in education institutions to empower students is reflected in this study that shows empowerment and enhancement of critical thinking from students when they assess and are involved in the assessment strategy. xi To end this topic Baranova and colleagues present a research based on the introduction of content and language into classes with a multilingual approach, which will allow students to use several foreign languages in the process of professional communication. The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the efficiency of a newly introduced integrated learning model from the perspective of students and to understand its impact on students. Topic three—Digitalization- and peer-support-technology-based Rana Saeed Al-Maroof, Khadija Alhumaid and Said Salloum—The Continuous Intention to Use E-Learning, from Two Different Perspectives; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci 11010006. Isabel López-Tocón—Moodle Quizzes as a Continuous Assessment in Higher Education: An Exploratory Approach in Physical Chemistry; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11090500. Mehdi Berriri, Sofiane Djema, Gaëtan Rey and Christel Dartigues-Pallez—Multi-Class Assessment Based on Random Forests.; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11030092. In Topic 3, the book presents relevant pos pandemic strategies like e-learning methods. The paper by Al-Maroof et al. show that teachers’ and students’ perceived technology self-efficacy, ease of use and usefulness are the main factors directly affecting the continuous intention to use technology. Their relevant findings also bring about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation associated and developed throughout the process of learning. Considered the key factors that support the use of technology continuously. The chapter continues with López-Tocón and colleagues work on Moodle Quizzes as a Continuous Assessment. Moodle quizzes were explored in this study, and they acted as a reliable practice for teaching and learning. This topic regards crucial aspects that intend to enhance the need for higher education institutions to support additional student-centred dynamics not based on the teacher and its role as the main actor in the classroom or even as main facilitator of knowledge. In this chapter it is explored by the work of Berriri, a novel study that tried to provide relevant information regarding counseling processes. Additionally, it is explored how teaching staff can propose training courses adapted to students by anticipating their possible difficulties using new technologies, a machine learning algorithm called Random Forest, allowing for the classification of the students depending on their results. Topic four—Organizations and governance Cristina Checa-Morales, Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero, Angela Lorena Carreño, Sajid Haider and Antón García—Organizational Differences among Universities in Three Socioeconomic Contexts: Finland, Spain and Ecuador. Relational Coordination Approach; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080445. Hue Thi Truong, Hung Manh Le, Duc Anh Do, Duc Anh Le, Huyen Thi Nguyen and Thanh Kim Nguyen—Impact of Governance Factors over Lecturers’ Scientific Research Output: An Empirical Evidence; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11090553. xii Cecília Guerra and Nilza Costa—Can Pedagogical Innovations Be Sustainable? One Evaluation Outlook for Research Developed in Portuguese Higher Education; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110725. The book also presents institutional research, conducted in a macro level approach that can be very helpful to the reader that is interested in more information regarding the assessment of pedagogical innovation at an institutional level. Bečica and colleagues present a relevant qualitative Assessment of the Pedagogical Process at Czech Public Universities. This work increments the debate towards more quality-based measures considering that the monitoring and quantification of quality in education is a very demanding and controverse topic. Checa-Morales and colleagues presented an institutional study that focus on organizational differences Universities in Three Socioeconomic Contexts: Finland, Spain and Ecuador. Results show that shared goals with among faculty members and problem-solving communication among students were key. Organizational practices show relevant differences among the three universities. Truong and colleagues analysed governance factors that influence the scientific research output of lecturers. The results reveal that resources for scientific research have the most impact on lecturers’ scientific research output, followed by policies for lecturers, support for scientific research activities, scientific research objectives of HEIs, and finally, leadership. Pedagogical innovation is key in order to develop society. Guerra and colleagues introduce a very interesting and critical approach to the topic, conducting research that focused on the extent to which funded national research-based education projects, developed in public Portuguese higher education institutions (universities and polytechnic institutes), have considered the sustainability of research results (e.g., pedagogical innovations), after funding ends. We believe there is a need for this book to provide clear and relevant scientific research which takes into consideration pedagogical innovation, assessment processes and institutional models. The aim of this book is to provide the reader with key and updated research on the information necessary to understand students learning and teaching, innovation at assessment, the need to assess involving the students and also to understand global macro level research, national level and institutional level. Therefore, we hope to reach policy makers, educators, researchers, teachers, students and a global community of people that are interested and concerned with the research agenda, acting in student’s empowerment, knowledge and updated skills.
- A avaliação ao serviço da melhoria das aprendizagens: a metodologia PBL no ensino superiorPublication . Fernandes, Sandra; Abelha, Marta; Pereira, Adelaide; Anunciação, CarolinaEste artigo apresenta uma experiência com a abordagem pedagógica Project-based Learning (PBL) e tem como objetivo analisar o modo como as diversas modalidades e instrumentos de avaliação no âmbito do PBL estão ao serviço da melhoria das aprendizagens. O objeto de análise são duas unidades curriculares, numa turma do 2º ano da licenciatura em Educação Social. Este estudo de caso tem a análise documental e a entrevista semiestruturada como métodos de recolha de dados. Com base no quadro conceptual de Flores (2019) sobre as modalidades da avaliação (avaliação das aprendizagens, avaliação para as aprendizagens e avaliação como aprendizagem), foram analisados os conteúdos das Fichas das duas Unidades Curriculares (FUC’S) numa perspetiva de interdisciplinaridade; os dados da entrevista a uma das docentes responsáveis e as reflexões dos estudantes. Nas FUC´s expressa-se a avaliação das aprendizagens; a entrevista à docente evidencia o feedback, das docentes e dos pares, nos vários momentos de avaliação, correspondendo a uma avaliação para as aprendizagens contribuindo, significativamente, para a aquisição de competências; nas reflexões dos estudantes identifica-se a avaliação como aprendizagem nas descrições sobre o desenvolvimento significativo, no seu processo de aprendizagem. Conclui-se positivamente quanto à metodologia PBL e modalidades de avaliação utilizadas, ao melhorarem, notoriamente, as aprendizagens dos estudantes.
- Avaliação externa de escolas (3º ciclo): perspectivas de avaliaçãoPublication . Henriques, Susana; Seabra, Filipa; Abelha, Marta
- Avaliação externa de escolas e inovação educativaPublication . Henriques, Susana; Abelha, Marta; Seabra, Filipa; Mouraz, Ana
- A boa educação na escola: perspetivas, práticas e desafios. Livro de atasPublication . Santos, Álvaro Almeida; Paulo, César Israel; Menezes, Isabel; Aires, Luísa; Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Abelha, Marta; Rocio, Vitor
- Centros escolares, supervisão pedagógica e colaborativa: perspetivas de educadores de infância e professores do primeiro cicloPublication . Miranda, Helena Maria Cerqueira Gonçalves; Seabra, Filipa; Abelha, MartaO artigo apresenta resultados atinentes a perspetivas de supervisão pedagógica e colaborativa de docentes, no contexto de um estudo de caso focalizado nos centros escolares (CE) de um agrupamento, cujos objetivos, entre outros, incluíam: Conhecer conceções e sentimentos de docentes de educação pré-escolar e 1º ciclo do ensino básico que lecionam em CE de um agrupamento acerca da supervisão colaborativa; Identificar perspetivas desses docentes sobre eventuais mais-valias da supervisão colaborativa para o desenvolvimento profissional e a melhoria das práticas pedagógicas; Averiguar em que medida consideram que existe no CE em que lecionam práticas consentâneas com a supervisão colaborativa. A metodologia assumiu uma abordagem interpretativa, com recurso a técnicas quantitativas e qualitativas. A recolha de dados da investigação iniciou-se com entrevistas a grupos focais, aos quais se seguiram entrevistas individuais e um inquérito por questionário pré-validado. A análise dos dados envolveu análise de conteúdo e análise estatística, de natureza descritiva. A discussão dos resultados valeu-se de procedimentos de triangulação de informações e evidenciou tendências de resposta das quais se salientam i) diversificadas perspetivas sobre o conceito de supervisão: grande parte dos inquiridos conota a supervisão com avaliação de desempenho docente; considera que esta última não cumpre propósitos de melhoria das práticas docentes; e aparta do conceito as práticas de colaboração. No entanto, reconhece e valoriza práticas de colaboração potenciadas pelos centros escolares, de articulação, ajuda, diálogo e melhoria do desempenho. ii) Paralelamente, destaca-se o contributo para a consolidação do conhecimento da realidade em estudo, dado pela utilização e posterior triangulação de diversos instrumentos de recolha de dados.
- Centros escolares: espaços de colaboração transformadora entre docentes da educação pré-escolar e do primeiro cicloPublication . Miranda, Helena; Abelha, Marta; Seabra, FilipaAs práticas colaborativas docentes têm sido objeto de crescente atenção, particularmente quanto ao impacto na melhoria do desempenho profissional e da qualidade do ensino. O reordenamento da rede escolar, em Portugal, ocorrido há duas décadas, congregou os docentes dos primeiros níveis de educação (anteriormente lecionando estabelecimentos dispersos) em centros escolares. O presente artigo apresenta dados de um estudo de caso realizado em centros escolares portugueses, equacionando se essa agregação estaria a propiciar a observação de práticas entre docentes, o incremento de atitudes de diálogo e de colaboração, e quais as suas repercussões no desenvolvimento profissional docente. Foram realizadas quatro entrevistas em focus group englobando, na totalidade, vinte e oito docentes de educação pré-escolar e 1º ciclo do ensino básico 5, complementadas por sete entrevistas individuais. Como resultados principais, evidenciou-se o ônus da tradição de individualismo e confirmaram-se as mais-valias do reordenamento escolar. Com efeito, a agregação conduziu a reconfigurações nas interações, nas metodologias de trabalho e nas práticas curriculares dos docentes envolvidos. As conclusões apontam para a viabilidade do papel do centro escolar enquanto recurso formativo privilegiado de fácil acesso, relevando na melhoria do desempenho profissional. Foi reconhecida uma contribuição mais importante ao convívio e ao trabalho entre pares, em detrimento de formações institucionalizadas.
- Decision making in virtual classrooms: a case for organisational democracy in teacher education for democracyPublication . Neves, Claudia; Oliveira, Juliana; Almeida, Ana Patrícia; Abelha, Marta; Abrantes, PedroOrganizational democracy in education emphasizes participatory decision-making processes, involving teachers, students, and other stakeholders in shaping educational policies and practices. In teacher education, organizational democracy involves decision-making that empower them to contribute to the design and improvement of educational programs. This concept underscores the importance of cocreating with teachers to foster democratic values and equip them with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to promote democratic principles within students and learning community. This approach fits into the ongoing discussion about education and the common good, questioning how education itself can be understood as “common” and as a promoter of common goods (Bollier, 2018; Velicu & Garcia -Lopez, 2020). Analyzing organizational democracy involves examining various dimensions to gain a comprehensive understanding of how democratic principles are embedded within the organizational structure and culture. The AECED project aims to develop a prototype of a pedagogical framework and guides to practice that encourages the development of activities based on arts-based embodied methods in order to provide experiences of democracy-as-becoming. The Portuguese case will carry out 4 of the case studies of the project based on the development of an online training course for teachers and educators who, using a Participatory Action-Research (PAR) methodology (Cornish, et al. 2023), will test the framework and guide in early years, primary and vocational education. In this paper we will present a set of data relating to the perceptions of teachers and educators that participated in the online course about the organizational transformation before and after the development of the activities based on the pedagogical framework and guides of AECED project. Our aim was to identify perceptions about the organizational transformation on the following dimensions: transformative dialogue, power sharing, holistic learning, relational well-being, collaborative decision-making, shared leadership, innovation, and Creativity; Conflict Resolution and Inclusivity and Diversity. By examining these dimensions, researchers and organizations can gain insights into the level of organizational democracy and identify areas for improvement or refinement.