Essay on formative assessment

Essay on formative assessment

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  Essay on formativeassessment By Rehman and Saeed The importance of formative assessment in facilitating student learning has been well established in the literature. However, defining and applying formative assessment in classroom settings is a rather complicated task. The aim of this study is to describe formative assessment practices and its impact on students` performance as implemented in public secondary schools’ in district Badin, and develop a framework of action for analysing and understanding formative assessment processes. The research was quantitative in nature. The selected secondary school teachers and students of the ninth and matric class participated in the study. The teachers differ in their teaching experience and gender while the selection of students was limited to boys. The analysis of the data was carried out with the help of questionnaire using Likert scale 5.0. The analysis denoted the role of formative assessment on students` performance and also pointed out the confusions arising from the various interpretations of the concept and the difficulties in implementing effectively formative assessment in classroom settings. Implications of the findings for policy and practice are drawn and suggestions for further research are finally provided.