DESAFIOS DA AVALIAÇÃO DO APRENDIZADO: DIFICULDADES E OPORTUNIDADES

Summary: A constructive vision of the assessment of learning in medical education entals both the identification of difficulties and the search for opportunities of improvement. The article defines the problem-frame of the evaluation process and emphasizes two main points: the features of learning to be assessed and how to assess the related evidence. Finally, the relationship of assessment of learning and teacher development is briefly dealt with.