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RESEARCH PAPER
Investigating high school science teachers’ readiness for implementing formative assessment practices
1
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, SAUDI ARABIA
2
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Publication date: 2022-10-28
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2022;18(12):em2188
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Formative assessment is used to link teaching and learning in the classroom. It provides feedback
on ways to improve student performance by matching educational goals with instructional
practices. The purpose of this study was to investigate Saudi science teachers’ readiness to
implement formative assessment. The participants included 11 male high school science teachers.
This study involved a qualitative, phenomenological research design. Science teachers were shown
examples of teachers using formative assessment techniques in the form of vignettes and were
asked if they have used or will use such techniques in their classrooms. The findings provide
information on the readiness of science teachers to adopt formative assessment. Results show
that only three had used formative assessment, indicating that teachers need more preparation
for using formative assessment. The findings of this study are helpful for Arabic language
countries and countries that tend to have rigid curricula.
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