Scientific and Technology Literacy: the formative assessment rubric as a theoretical-methodological tool for teaching sciences
Assessment in Science; Scientific and Technological Literacy; Formative assessment rubrics; Basic education
The purpose of this doctoral thesis is situated within the scope of the Evaluation of Science Didactics, more specifically, in the tools used in the evaluation of Scientific and Technological Literacy in the context of Basic Education, directing itself to the final series of Elementary School. From this preamble, many concerns and non-consensual questions emerge from the literature about what is thought for a scientifically and technologically literate student, crossing the polysemy of the conceptual terminologies of the field, as well as the strategies that can support the pedagogical didactic actions in a classroom of one and , therefore, on how to evaluate them – identify whether literacy is actually taking place. That said, we denote that this study, supported by a qualitative methodological approach, aims to develop a theoretical-methodological tool (a formative assessment rubric) to build and evaluate indicators of scientific and technological literacy for education in Natural Sciences, according to the level of teaching mentioned above. Partially applied, this work includes interviews, questionnaires, analysis of curriculum documents and video recordings of pedagogical practices as data collection instruments. This diversification aims to provide a triangulation of data, enabling a more comprehensive and robust analysis of the phenomena under study. The partial results available so far have focused on documentary research on the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) and the Curricular Document of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, in which an alignment of the concept of literacy with the auspices of teaching by competences, which can hinder the process of scientifically and technologically literate the student community, since it brings with it marked ideological biases. Both documents direct mechanisms for the implementation of scientific literacy, but the analysis revealed an imbalance between 'knowledge' and 'know-how', whose approach to scientific concepts is neglected to aspects of more technical training. The next steps will be very important for us to understand the presence of these challenges and gaps in the school environment, aiming to enhance students' scientific and technological literacy through formative assessment rubrics.