Avaliação de alunos com deficiência intelectual no atendimento educacional especializado do Município de Fortaleza-Ce: diagnóstico, análise e proposições

Abstract

This research investigated the evaluation of students with intellectual disabilities, developed in specialized educational services (AEE) of Fortaleza-CE school system, with emphasis on the acquisition of writing, in order to propose comprehension strategies and joint specialized service with teaching regular, from the results of this evaluation. Specifically, it is purposed to: a) analyze the writing assessment instruments used in AEE, with students with intellectual disabilities of Fortaleza-CE school system; b) analyze the pedagogical work in the specialized educational services to students with intellectual disabilities, with an emphasis on writing assessment; c) investigate the existence of link between the pedagogical work of the teacher of AEE and teachers of regular schools for students with intellectual disabilities. The hypothesis that guided the research was that there is tiny link between the work in AEE and in regular schools for students with intellectual disabilities, with reverberations in the evaluation process. The theoretical basis were studies on Educational Evaluation located at the fourth and fifth generations of the training type, and approaching the specificity of the evaluation of students with intellectual disabilities. In Special Education the current model was considered, specifically the AEE, with support in the Vygotsky´s reference. Regarding the acquisition of writing the theoretical basis was the Psychogenesis of Written Language. The research approach was qualitative, and the type action research. The locus of the study was a school in Fortaleza-CE educational network with tradition in serving students with intellectual disabilities. The data collection instruments were document analysis, interviews and reflective and work sessions (SRT). The subjects were employees of a technique that school system, the educational coordinator, the teacher of the AEE and four teachers of regular education. Data were analyzed with methodological contribution of content analysis. The research findings showed that the evaluation of the researched AEE considers various aspects of the development and learning of students with intellectual disabilities. There are, however, under-utilization of the results, the absence of monitoring of the assessment process in the school system. The teachers of regular schools revealed an internal predisposition and beliefs of learning of students with intellectual disabilities, distancing himself from perceptions based on prejudice and stereotypes. They indicated, however, the need for specific training on the development and learning of students with intellectual disabilities. Inferred the need for coordination between the teaching work in specialized education and regular education, from planning. The pedagogical coordinator was considered potential agent of creation of space-time meeting between the professionals specialized and regular education levels. It has been proposed, finally, a guiding document of more qualified coordination between the AEE and the regular education, this for teachers, schools and education system.