External evaluation discloses the impact of a teacher education program

• Autor(a) principal: Andre, Marli Eliza Dalmazo Afonso de
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Título da fonte: Ensaio (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.cesgranrio.org.br/index.php/ensaio/article/view/670
• topic: Estudos de caso; Formação de professores; Avaliação externa; Case studies; Teacher education; Evaluation program; Estudios de caso; Formacion docente; Evaluacion externa

Taking into consideration an external evaluation of a Teacher Education Program, this paper intends to show the usefulness of case studies to appraise changes in teachers´ perspectives and practices and to disclose the social impact of the program. First, a brief description of the Teacher Education Program shows that it associates self instructional material and group meetings. Next, the paper presents the Program evaluation procedures: six case studies were conducted in three different states in the country, including classroom observations; analysis of teachers’ written memories; interviews with teachers, tutors and local staff; and administration of teacher’s written tests. The last part of the paper discusses the case studies main outcomes: changes in teachers’ conceptions and practices; improvement in their writing abilities; improvement in teachers’ self confidence; increasing teachers´ evaluation of local culture and pupils’ experiences; and positive effects in local policies and in schools contexts.