Avaliações da alfabetização no Ceará: iniciativas federais e estaduais em evidência

Abstract

The present study presents the historical, the characteristics and structures of four systematic nature of national and regional that assess the Literacy, namely: Avaliação Nacional da Alfabetização (ANA), Provinha Brasil, the Permanent System of Basic Education Evaluation of the State of Ceará (PSBEESC-Alfa) and Provinha do Paic (Literacy Program at the Right Age). It can also be observed, their methodological courses in production of indicators that lead to efficiency the literacy process of children. Taking into account that all these evaluations that measure literacy, research based on the assumption of (in)existence of dialogs that complement the effectuation of its proposals. For this reason, we chose as objectives of work discuss educational assessment, more specifically in its external character; discuss about literacy and the social use of language; explain the historical, the characteristics and structure of ANA, Provinha Brasil, PSBEESC and Provinha do Paic; make a comparison between the ANA, the PSBEESC, Provinha do Paic and Provinha Brasil in promoting literacy. The research methodology, based on a qualitative approach, it configures itself as bibliographic (OLIVEIRA, 2007); documentary (CELLARD, 2008); and descriptive (TRIVIÑOS, 1987). As main results, in terms of the object of this study, it was possible to identify similar frames occurred both at the state level as federal. Both evaluations are linked to specific programs to support literacy and the training of teachers. The periodic assessment is seen as an excellent tool for monitoring the actions performed.