This study addresses the education of students with special educational needs in mainstream education in Londrina, Paraná, by analyzing large-scale national academic achievement assessments. Specifically the study aimed to analyze the participation and performance of this group of students in the Prova Brasil and ENEM tests for the years 2007 and 2008. The empirical basis for the study were microdata from the tests provided by the Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP), within the following variables: participation in the test, type of special educational need, sex, race-ethnicity, age and performance. The results indicate that a significant portion of the population with special educational needs underwent the ENEM, however the participation of students with special educational needs in the Prova Brasil was minimal, reinforcing the idea of ambiguity between inclusive discourse and practice.
Special Education; National Evaluation of Basic Education; School Inclusion; National Education Assessment
