THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTS ON MATHEMATICS TEACHING METHODOLOGIES IN BASIC EDUCATION: SOME REFLECTIONS
External evaluations; teaching methodology; results; curriculum; learning; mathematics.
Assessment is of great importance for verifying the quality promoted in the teaching and learning process. Therefore, external evaluations aim to evaluate the pedagogical work of schools and generate public policies. As a result, schools feel the need to coordinate in order to prepare their students for these exams, the vast majority of which are Portuguese language and mathematics subjects. However, the form of preparation used can negatively affect the meaningful learning of knowledge objects present in the curriculum of these subjects. Therefore, this work aims to provide a theoretical overview based on other researchers on the topic and discuss the possible implications that external assessment policies can have on basic education and especially in the subject of mathematics. As a consequence, some notes will be made on the precautions that teachers and education managers should take when deciding to include preparation for these assessments in the classroom routine.