Assessment in homeschooling: Emerging topics

Emilia Restiglian; Serena Busato

doi:10.6092/issn.1970-2221/21264

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Emilia Restiglian University of Padova

Emilia Restiglian is Associate Professor in Education at the University of Padova and coordinator of the Master’s Degree Program in Primary Education. Her current research interests include evaluation and quality in early childhood and school settings, educational documentation, the integrated 0–6 education system, and alternative education. She is a member of the Ph.D. Program in Pedagogical and Educational Sciences.
Serena Busato Primary school teacher, Vicenza https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8261-6454

Serena Busato is a primary school teacher in the Province of Vicenza. After earning a Master’s Degree Program in Primary Education, she continued to pursue her interest in homeschooling and alternative education. She completed an internship at a Spanish school, where she observed innovative practices in an educational environment that embraces alternative methods aligned with the values and needs of homeschooling.

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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1970-2221/21264

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home schooling, school, assessment, school exam, alternative education

Abstract

The spread of homeschooling practices in many countries responds to the need of many families to find an alternative to traditional school offerings that respect the well-being, potential and learning times of the child. Assessment, a fundamental element of educational planning in conventional schools, is not considered equally in homeschooling settings, despite its formative value and the possibility that it can act as an element capable of restoring centrality to the child. With references to international literature, the contribution reports an exploratory research conducted in the Italian context that sought to delve into the topic of the methods of examining homeschooling students and the perceptions of school personnel involved in their assessment process. The triangulation of data from different studies on the same topic and from various perspectives (families, teachers and headteachers) helped grasp the phenomenon’s complexity and the possibility of defining a school that works for all its students.

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