Abstract

ZIMMERMANN, Marlene Harger; SILVEIRA, Rosemari Monteiro Castilho Foggiatto  and  GOMES, Ricardo Zanetti. The Teacher and the Art of Evaluating in Medical Teaching at a University in Brazil. Rev. Bras. Educ. Med. [online]. 2019, vol.43, n.3, pp.5-15. ISSN 1981-5271.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1981-52712015v43n3rb20180167.

Evaluation is intrinsic to the act of teaching and a possibility to increase and improve the knowledge acquired by the student. In health education, assessment has peculiarities and requires constant dialogue between teachers and students in order to achieve improvements. The objective of this study was to draw up an initial diagnosis of the evaluation process in the medical course of a Public Higher Education Institution of the State of Paraná, from the perspective of teachers and students. This was an exploratory study, with a qualitative methodological approach, and of an interpretative nature, performed with twenty-two (22) teachers and twenty (20) medical intern students. Data collection took place from November 2015 to February 2016, with a semi-structured interview of an individual character that was recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were analyzed by content analysis, which were decoded and grouped by subject similarity, from which four categories of analysis emerged. The results show that the study participants pointed out difficulties in the evaluation; teachers were mentioned: the need for didactic-pedagogical training and the evaluation of skills, strategies for improvements in feedback, self-assessment of the student and the standardization of the evaluation process conducted by the teachers. It is concluded that in the art of evaluation, the participation of teachers and students becomes na important strategy for adjustments and improvements. Reflections on the role of actors in the educational setting are beneficial to the formation of both. The inclusion of feedback, self-assessment and standardization are unique elements and collaborate with the evaluation process.

Keywords : –Feedback; –Educational Evaluation; –Medical Education.

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