Open AccessINQUIRING TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ABOUT THE FORMATIVE USE OF ASSESSMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN DISTRICT QUETTA
Author(s) -
Abdul Nasir Kiazai Zia Ul Haq Kakar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of educational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-7985
pISSN - 2663-0443
DOI - 10.52337/pjer.v4i1.164
Subject(s) - formative assessment , thematic analysis , curriculum , qualitative property , mathematics education , perception , qualitative research , psychology , medical education , computer science , pedagogy , medicine , sociology , social science , machine learning , neuroscience
The purpose of this study was to understand the use of assessment formatively and its use for the improvement of instruction in the secondary school of District Quetta Balochistan. The study's major goal was to learn about teachers' perspectives on formative assessment. The other goal was to design a school-based assessment system that could be implemented. The investigator employed a parallel convergent mix design research strategy for this study. A questionnaire for quantitative data and an interview technique for qualitative data were devised and implemented. Quantitative data was examined using SPSS descriptive analysis, and qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The study discovered that teachers had a fundamental understanding of assessment, including types, strategies, instruments, and procedures. However, they did not understand and use every data formatively. The researcher made urgent recommendations for educators, investigators, curriculum developers, planners, and policymakers to incorporate formative use of assessment data to drive secondary school instruction appropriately