Resumo Esse trabalho busca conhecer como a avaliação educacional vem sendo retratada nas produções científicas brasileiras. Por meio da análise bibliométrica e de redes, registramos, ao longo de 19 anos (1998-2017), 49 revistas, 174 artigos, 440 autores, 290 palavras-chave e 4.283 referências. Desses dados, notamos que a maioria dos debates se caracteriza pelo enfoque no nível superior, pela autoria filiada a instituições públicas, assim como por tecer abordagens mais centradas nas validações de testes do que na qualidade da Educação. Dos resultados, destacam-se a USP como a instituição com maior número de publicações; o periódico “Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação”, por concentrar o maior número de publicações na área de Educação e o autor Wagner Andriola, da UFC, como o pesquisador mais referenciado. Essas e outras decorrências da pesquisa apontam para a necessidade de intensificarmos estudos no campo da avaliação da Educação, a fim de melhor conhecermos nossas fragilidades para, então, propormos correção de rotas e redefinirmos metas.

Abstract This work seeks to understand how the educational assessment has been portrayed in the Brazilian scientific productions. Through bibliometric and network analysis, we register, over 19 years, 49 journals, 174 articles, 440 authors, 290 keywords and 4.283 references. From these data, we realized that most debates are characterized by the focus on higher education, by the authorship affiliated to public institutions, as well as by weaving approaches more focused on the validation of tests than on the quality of education. The results conclude that USP stands out as the institution with the largest number of publications, that the journal “Ensaio: Avaliação e Políticas Públicas em Educação” concentrates the largest number of publications in the area of Education and that the author Wagner Andriola from UFC is the most referenced researcher. These and other results of the research indicate the need to intensify studies in the field of Education assessment in order to better understand our weaknesses and then propose to correct routes and redefine goals.

Resumen Este trabajo busca comprender cómo se ha retratado la evaluación educativa en las producciones científicas brasileñas. Mediante análisis bibliométrico y de redes, registramos más de 19 años (1998-2017), 49 revistas, 174 artículos, 440 autores, 290 palabras clave y 4.283 referencias. A partir de estos datos, notamos que la mayoría de los debates se caracterizan por un enfoque en la educación superior, por la autoría afiliada a instituciones públicas, así como por tejer enfoques que están más centrados en la validación de pruebas que en la calidad de la Educación. De los resultados, USP se destaca como la institución con el mayor número de publicaciones; la revista “Ensayo: Evaluación y Políticas Públicas en Educación” por concentrar el mayor número de publicaciones en el área de Educación y el autor Wagner Andriola, de UFC, como el investigador más referenciado. Estos y otros resultados de la investigación apuntan a la necesidad de intensificar los estudios en el campo de la evaluación de la Educación, con el fin de comprender mejor nuestras debilidades, de modo que podamos proponer correcciones de rutas y redefinir metas.

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is caused by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi. Its main reservoir is the domestic dog, especially in rural areas with favorable characteristics for vector establishment and proliferation. The aims of this study were to collect data, survey and map the fauna, and identify T. cruzi infection in triatomines, as well as to assess the presence of anti-T. cruzi antibodies in dogs in rural areas of the municipality of Mossoró, Brazil. METHODS: An active entomologic research was conducted to identify adult specimens through an external morphology dichotomous key. The analysis of natural infection by T. cruzi in the insects was performed by isolation in culture and polymerase chain reaction. The antibody testing for T. cruzi in dogs was performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and indirect immunofluorescence assay. RESULTS: A total of 68 triatomines were captured, predominantly the Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis (Neiva 1911) species. The vector mapping displayed areas with greater risk for parasite transmission. Of the examined triatomines (51 specimens), 41.2% (21/51) were positive on polymerase chain reaction, and all were negative on culture. In the serum testing, 11% (25/218) of dogs were seropositive, but no association was found between the serologic results and the presence and infection by T. cruzi in triatomines. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated the movement of T. cruzi in the studied area, by the presence of vectors and naturally infected domestic reservoirs. The mapping of the studied rural area demonstrates the risk of disease transmission.