Teacher identity in the context of assessments in a pandemic period

ABSTRACT

This essay presents a critical analysis of teachers' professional identity within the context of assessments in the period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Considerations were made regarding the evaluation of students during the specific dynamics of a process marked by sensitive changes in the universe of Brazilian education in 2020 and 2021. The reinvention of teaching practice was highly needed, which sparks off a debate surrounding the teacher's role in the changes of assessment practices. In this sense, the fine line between teaching and learning is questioned, changing the aforementioned "formula" for the conduction of activities and the reception of answers, in view of an unbridled search for attendance, and not for systemic learning. The considerations point to a necessary dialogue about the relationship between the teaching profession and assessment.