Avaliação psicológica na/da escola: implicações sobre os processos

Abstract

The Psychological Assessment (PA), a specialty of Psychology, requires understanding of the specificity of professional practice according to each context in which it is carried out. Given this and the lack of understanding about PA in the field of School and Educational Psychology (SEP) and the resulting challenges and current obstacles in the assessment processes triggered in the educational field, the relevance of discussing this topic emerges. Thus, the objective of this work is to present the particularities of PA in the field of SEP, in the Brazilian scenario of the 21^st century, through a theoretical study. After revisiting the notion of PA and outlining its peculiarities, social, historical, cultural and institutional implications, some concepts related to the topic are discussed. Furthermore, crucial stages of the PA process, such as demand analysis, assessment purpose, understanding the context with its relational and institutional implications will be discussed, outlining PA in the school/educational field. Regarding the results, aspects of PA in/of the school will be elucidated, which involves understanding and analyzing broad factors that are contributing to or hindering educational processes, especially the learning and development of subjects (institutions, groups or individuals). From the discussion, it is concluded that PA aims to guide, outline and support interventions, varying its performance according to the objective, type of bond and the professional's way of acting.