Relationship of Formative Assessment with Academic Performance of Students at Elementary Level

Abstract

Formative assessments are teaching strategies used to measure student understanding and make in class adjustments to improve a lesson. Formative assessment can also improve student achievement. It also aims at exploring the relationship of teachers’ current understandings of formative assessment students’ achievement. In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, a descriptive correlational research design was employed. Formative assessment is an approach for evaluating student progress and achievement that has become a widely used practice in elementary classrooms. This research findings showed empirical evidence that formative assessment has positive and average relationship with academic performance at elementary level students.  Formative assessment has become a relevant topic for researchers and the greater educational community for its positive correlation with students’ achievement.