Evaluation in context MAPUCE BAFKEHCE: the voices of teachers in Araucanía

Abstract

This research was conducted in the indigenous context MAPUCE BAFKEHCE, in the Araucanía Region, Chile. In order to generate a learning assessment that is relevant to their culture and language, the following objectives were proposed: 1) Identify the principles that guide the evaluation of learning in the context of MAPUCE BAFKEHCE together with the community and 2) Define the concept of evaluation of learning in context MAPUCE BAFKEHCE and its methodology. The study was approached from the participative paradigm and the dialogical-kishu kimkelay ta che approach, together with the teachers of a MAPUCE school, through dialogical conversations and the analysis of documentary sources. The results show guiding principles that promote an evaluation located territorially, culturally and linguistically; as well as methodological proposals coherent to the indigenous culture. In order to revitalize their knowledge from an evaluative perspective that allows to establish a dialogue with western chilean schooling.