The President of the National Association of Band and Public School Principals (Andaep) this Monday, at a meeting with the Minister of Education, defended the abolition of digital tests in the 9th grade, warning of unequal conditions among students.
The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, is hosting associations representing school principals this Monday to discuss the holding of the 9th grade final exams in a digital format, which is disputed by teachers and managers.
At the end of the meeting, the ANDAEP president stated that he expected a quick decision from management and stated that the best option would be to conduct tests on paper.
“Since some students do not have direct contact with digital materials and the principle of equality and fairness may be at stake, the tests can be administered using a paper system,” Filinto Lima told Lusa.
This morning the minister had already announced a decision this week on whether school tests would be carried out in paper or digital format, but stressed that his predecessor had “left no plan B”.
Filinto Lima does not believe that this will be an obstacle and believes that there is still time to implement paper-based tests, a format that Andaep is advocating this school year, without rejecting the dematerialization of external assessment.
“What was missing this year is, for example, the fact that we have faulty computers in schools that are awaiting repair,” he explained, saying that there are students without a computer “for several months” because there are no specialists for equipment repair. .
In Porto, on the sidelines of a debate on April 25 in which he accompanied the President of the Republic, the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation acknowledged the “urgency of a decision on the format of the exams,” stressing that an “analysis” was being carried out and a decision would be made “this week.”
“We are collecting more information to ensure we have as much information as possible and ensure that students across the country can take tests on a level playing field. Not a single student can suffer because there are no appropriate conditions in his school,” the minister said while talking to reporters.
Meanwhile, this Monday, IT teachers went on strike in digital test support positions, as well as equipment support and maintenance, which they say is not their responsibility.
The strike was announced by the National Association of Information Technology Teachers (Anpri) and the National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof), which admit to extending it until the end of the school year.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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