Uso do portfólio como ferramenta avaliativa em uma disciplina do curso de Nutrição da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Abstract

Within the context of formative evaluation, portfolio is a viable alternative for the adoption of tools that place students at the center of their own learning process. Thus, the discipline ‘Food and Culture’ adopts the portfolio as evaluation instrument, which should be started from a critical reflection on the issues addressed throughout the activities. The evaluation of works is done by reading the records made by students about the topics covered in the discipline. As a negative point about this tool, it is possible to mention the difficulty students have in understanding that the evaluation has to be done throughout the semester, and that the self-evaluation performance is also necessary, in order to enable them to make the required adjustments to improve their learning process. Even facing some limitations, the use of the portfolio is justified by the possibility of creating a reflexive attitude by the students about their own learning process.