O índice do clima socioemocional de Withall como um indicador educacional na avaliação do desempenho docente

Abstract

The index of the social and emotional climate of Withall is an instrument for studying in a quantitative approach what may be done in an assessment of teachers and in an evaluation of the quality of teaching. The index studies the work of teacher through his manner of verbal expression in his classroom perfomance something measured by sistematic observations. Withall 's index may be described as an elemem capable of finding the measure of educational phenomena and elaborating it in general terms, as may be found in this work, and justified by the fact that it is considered equal to an educational indicator: The use of the index of the social and emotional climate of Withall as an indicator in the assessemem of the teacher'sperformance is presented in this wort as having been elaborated using as a methodological proceedure a descriptive research following directives found in a bibliographical research. In a conclusion ofthe research it wi/l be noted that the method of sistematic observation developed by Withall makes it possible to distinguish revelem aspects of the teacher's classroom performance, and by observing his verbal comunication, it is possible to interpret his teaching performance.