Use of portfolio as an evaluating tool in a discipline of the Nutrition course at the Federal University of Minas Gerais

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2237-5864.2017.2180

Keywords:

Educational evaluation, Higher education, Teaching, Portfolio

Abstract

Within the context of formative evaluation, portfolio is a viable alternative for the adoption of tools that place students at the center of their own learning process. Thus, the discipline ‘Food and Culture’ adopts the portfolio as evaluation instrument, which should be started from a critical reflection on the issues addressed throughout the activities. The evaluation of works is done by reading the records made by students about the topics covered in the discipline. As a negative point about this tool, it is possible to mention the difficulty students have in understanding that the evaluation has to be done throughout the semester, and that the self-evaluation performance is also necessary, in order to enable them to make the required adjustments to improve their learning process. Even facing some limitations, the use of the portfolio is justified by the possibility of creating a reflexive attitude by the students about their own learning process.

Author Biographies

  • Aline Viveiros, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

    Mestre em Enfermagem (UFMG), atuando na linha de pesquisa de Educação em Saúde e Enfermagem. Nutricionista. Especialista em Gestão, Qualidade e Segurança em Alimentação para Coletividades (Estácio de Sá).

  • Rita de Cássia Marques, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

    Doutora em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (2003), com mestrado em História pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1995) e graduada em História pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1986). Atualmente é professora associada da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Tem experiência na área de História, com ênfase nos seguintes temas: Belo Horizonte, história, médicos, doença e ciências.

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2017-06-30

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2017)

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Use of portfolio as an evaluating tool in a discipline of the Nutrition course at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Revista Docência do Ensino Superior, Belo Horizonte, v. 7, n. 1, p. 27–43, 2017. DOI: 10.35699/2237-5864.2017.2180. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/rdes/article/view/2180. Acesso em: 19 dec. 2024.