Teachers flunk the test that will assess their capabilities - Público.pt

Contracted teachers flunk, for now, the proposals of the Ministry of Education and Science (MEC) on the new Evidence Assessment of Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. The National Association of Teachers Engaged do know that “makes no sense”, first, that only someone who is not part of the frame is subject to this review. “Many teachers hired have more years of service than many who are on the board.”

Paulo César Israel, the association says more: the ministry’s proposal to introduce this kind of examination means “to pass a clean bill of ignorance” to higher education institutions that form teachers. “The MEC has not made an assessment of the quality of teacher training and what sense does a teacher who leaves the university to be shortly after, doing exams again to teach?”

He continues, when we know that in the last competition of only three teachers for 45 000 candidates were able to place the picture, why talking about a test that limits access to career. “What career?”

proposed rulemaking proof sent by MEC unions, on Tuesday, along with other legislation on continuing training should be negotiated on Friday. “It’s an element to distract teachers than there is” suspected Israeli Paulo. “It is customary in July and August, when teachers are on vacation, take advantage to publish important legislation.”

complex and contentious matters
The National Association of Teachers Engaged is not the only one to react badly to what is suggested by the guardianship. The National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof) issued a brief statement this morning that says that “the current ministerial team does not deserve any credibility and political bargaining.” Furthermore, “the MEC should not mark negotiating matters as complex and contentious as these to full vacation of teachers.”

For these reasons, the Fenprof says on Friday will be limited to “a technical representation” in MEC, “removing thus the political character that was supposed to have this meeting.”

The National Federation of Education (FNE) is also against the Government’s proposal. “The FNE maintains a complete opposition to the holding of a trial after the initial training of teachers made in higher education institutions that recognize their diploma through that person gathers knowledge and skills to be able to be a teacher,” he told Lusa João Dias da Silva , general secretary of the federation.

Evidence Assessment of Knowledge, Skills and Competencies is planned since 2007, but never materialized. And should be held by all teachers casuals who want to teach.

According to the proposed legislation by the MEC, have a common written, which aims, among others, to assess the candidates’ ability to “solve problems in areas not disciplinary.” The MEC is proposed that this part of the test has a maximum duration of 120 minutes. Who is not approved can not proceed to the second phase.

And the second phase is what MEC calls “the particular” this examination. It consists of “a proof that can be written, oral or practical.” It will run between 120 and 180 minutes, according to the disciplinary groups. Its contents vary: a professor of biology, for example, will give a proof of that area, a Technology Education will be subject to assessment in Visual Arts, or Computer or Electrical Engineering.

Weighted different components, teachers who want to teach will have to get at least 14 on a scale of zero to 20, in order to teach.