O efeito retroativo dos exames do SIMAVE/PROEB sobre as avaliações em contexto escolar: um estudo de caso

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the nature of washback that SIMAVE/PROEB exams may have on the teachers’ assessment practice from a state school in a Minas Gerais inland town, especially as regards teaching/learning of genres. Their perception on this possible washback was also investigated. This work searches theoretical support especially in the precursor ideas of BAKHTIN (1929/1995; 1979/1992) about genres, in the Sociodiscoursive Interactionism of SCHNEUWLY & DOLZ (2004), and in the contributions of MARCUSCHI (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 , 2008) in the Brazilian context. For the theory on assessment, we use, among others, studies by PERRENOUD (1999a, 1999b), LUCKESI (1995/2008) and, in particular about washback, the ALDERSON (1996, 2000, 2004), ALDERSON & WALL (1993) and SCARAMUCCI (1999a, b, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011) publications. The research also relies on documents such as Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais (PCNs), and uses as research instruments educational newsletters of Secretaria de Estado de Educação de Minas Gerais, interviews with the school teachers from the context investigated and tests produced by these teachers. SIMAVE/PROEB test items that were published in the educational newsletters were analyzed, as well as items prepared by the teachers, and were then compared. It was found that there are washback evidences of SIMAVE/PROEB tests on assessment practice of those secondary school teachers and that, although there are still significant differences in the treatment of the two evaluation tools, especially in relation to the approach of genres, one realizes a little movement toward a more consistent practice at the prospect of working with genres as recommended by official documents.