Learning assessment on citizenship: meta-evaluation of the instruments used in the Chilean second cycle of primary school

Abstract

The different processes experienced in the last years, not only in our country but also internationally, have derived in different discussions around citizenship. In the Chilean case it has been necessary to include this central theme in the national curriculum; it is assumed then that there is a responsibility to educate students in citizenship topics. This new scenario has raised multiple challenges, especially regarding assessment of citizenship knowledge. In this study, we pretend to build knowledge from the analysis of different assessment tools used to assess students in the second cycle of primary school. In order to do this, a qualitative approach has been devised analyzing the items of the standardized instruments and those designed by a group of teachers of the 5th Region. They were applied in the classes that belong to this cycle.