The impacts of large-scale assessment on school curriculum

Authors

  • Rita de Cássia Silva Godoi Menegão Faculdade de Educação/Universidade Estadual de Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.11i3.0007

Abstract

This work results from a doctoral research which analyzed the curriculum at the interface with the external evaluation in order to identify, describe and analyze how the subjects are positioning themselves in this context of tests, and map the changes made in the school curriculum driven by Prova Brasil and IDEB. The approach is descriptive and analytical, using documentary analysis, questionnaire and oral interviews in a sample of 55 teachers, subjects. The investigation was based on Freitas and colleagues (2012), Gimeno Sacristán (2000), Apple (2005), Sousa (2004) among others. The external evaluation has impacted the setting of the school curriculum and induced to over training for tests, thus compromising the quality of education.

 

Keywords: School curriculum. Large scale external evaluation. Educational policies.

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Published

2017-03-21

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Section

Dossiê: Políticas de Avaliação e Currículo

How to Cite

The impacts of large-scale assessment on school curriculum. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 3, p. 641–656, 2017. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.11i3.0007. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/8995. Acesso em: 30 may. 2026.