L’Ordinanza 172/2020 e la valutazione nella scuola primaria: la proposta di un modello di ricerca-formazione

The Ministerial Decree 172/2020, that replaced numerical grades with a descriptive judgment, has produced an important change in the evaluation methods used in primary schools. The ministerial guidelines underline the formative character of assessment, and set as its object the learning process, examined through 4 dimensions: situation, resources, autonomy, and continuity. From the point of view of educational research and didactics, there is substantial reference to elements and processes such as formative evaluation, socio-constructivist teaching and the practice of observation. The Ministerial Decree represents a challenge for schools, including in terms of the need for specific training. This paper proposes to schools a research-training path, which has been developed through teachers’ involvement in seminars, laboratories and collaborative research projects.