Percepções dos professores sobre a avaliação do desempenho no contexto de Covid-19: um estudo de caso da Escola Secundária de Liberdade - província de Maputo, 2021

Abstract

The present work has as its theme: Teachers' Perceptions on Performance Assessment in the context of Covid-19: A Case Study of Escola Secundária de Liberdade. The same results from a study carried out during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic that affected the Mozambican educational sector at all levels. Both pedagogical and administrative processes were reorganized in response to the demands of Covid-19. This work sought to analyze the performance evaluation process of teachers at Escola Secundária de Liberdade during the Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, the work sought to identify the methods and procedures used to evaluate the performance of teachers at Escola Secundária de Liberdade during the Covid-19 pandemic; Describe the course of the performance assessment process at Escola Secundária de Liberdade during the Covid-19 pandemic and Discuss teachers' perceptions regarding the performance assessment process at Escola Secundária de Liberdade during the Covid-19 pandemic. For its preparation, a combination of a qualitative-quantitative approach was adopted, using semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire as a data collection technique. As for the sample, it consists of 16 elements, 15 teachers and 1 manager. For its selection, convenience sampling was used. The results of the study indicate that the method and procedures used at the school are the Graphic Scale, which is made up of indicators such as punctuality, attendance, compliance with standards and meeting deadlines. The results of the study show that, as a general rule, performance evaluation has contributed to identifying and correcting weaknesses in teaching, with a direct impact on rewarding the best teachers, but they do not agree that it has an influence on salary increases, appointments to leadership positions and changes category and career. In short, although Covid-19 changed the way teachers work, the performance evaluation process did not undergo any changes, as it continued to observe the dictates of the Performance Management System in Public Administration(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)