Objective items of ENADE 2021 specific component (Geography Bachelor’s degree): distractor-attractor analysis

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.19.22576.066

Abstract

It is proposed, in this paper, to explore the formative perspective of the National Student Performance Exam (ENADE, acronym in Portuguese), going beyond its summative conception. It was identified weaknesses and difficulties faced in ENADE 2021 by Geography (Bachelor’s) graduates from an Observation Unit when opting for mistaken alternatives (distractors-attractors) in objective items of the Specific Component. This is an exploratory study of a mixed nature, embodied in the following documents from the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (INEP): Area Summary Report, Course Report, and ENADE 2021. Twenty-two distractors-attractors were observed in 16 items, exemplified in three items, in which weaknesses are observed regarding the use of remote sensing, the place category, and the types of regionalization. It is understood that the expansion of this study, especially incorporating other editions of the Exam, may support the management of the pedagogical projects of the courses, in general, and, for each teacher in particular in the (re)planning of curricular components of the specific training of the Bachelor’s in Geography.

Keywords: ENADE. Geography. Distractors.

Author Biographies

  • Lucas Andrade Dantas, PUC Minas

    Mestre em Educação pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas). Licenciado e Bacharel em Geografia pela PUC Minas. Membro da Comunidade Professor Autor (CPA). Docente da Educação Básica da Rede Municipal de Contagem (SEDUC) nos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental.

  • Maria Inês Martins, PUC Minas

    Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp). Mestra em Física pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Bacharela e Licenciada em Física pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Docente adjunta ao Departamento de Física e Química da PUC Minas, atuando na Licenciatura em Física e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação. Líder do grupo de pesquisa Políticas Públicas e Avaliação Educacional, vinculado ao Grupo de Pesquisa Articul@ções – Rede Internacional de Parcerias Interinstitucionais na Pesquisa, Extensão, Ensino e Gestão.

Published

2024-07-01

How to Cite

Objective items of ENADE 2021 specific component (Geography Bachelor’s degree): distractor-attractor analysis. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 19, p. 1–15, 2024. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.19.22576.066. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/22576. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.