The importance of formative assessment in the learning teaching process

https://doi.org/10.29332/ijssh.v3n2.322

Authors

  • Irina Yadira Cevallos Menéndez Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
  • Miguel Angel Cobeña Napa Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
  • Myrian Liceth Mendoza Moreira Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
  • Gema Gabriela Vélez Zambrano Unit Technical Educational Pedernales, Pedernales, Ecuador

Keywords:

enseñanza-learning, formative evaluation, learning, outcomes, student performance

Abstract

The present research aimed to know the role that the formative evaluation fulfills in the teaching-learning process, this is based on a continuous evaluation process that occurs during learning, based on the search and interpretation of evidence about student performance and the scope of students' different goals, projections or objectives. Within the methodology, analytical and research methods were used, thus knowing the importance of evaluation; analyzing the needs and interests of students through a survey that was conducted in  the Technical Educational Unit "Walter Francisco Andrade Ortiz" of the City of Pedernales; with the aim of raising awareness in the teachers of the institution, the importance of formative evaluation as a means to raise the quality of performance of students, and thus to demonstrate the results of learning obtained within the classroom in students: The results of the research showed that the formative assessment improves the school performance of the students and this can be used as a strategy to promote collaboration between them.

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Published

2019-08-27

How to Cite

Menéndez, I. Y. C., Napa, M. A. C., Moreira, M. L. M., & Zambrano, G. G. V. (2019). The importance of formative assessment in the learning teaching process. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 3(2), 238–249. https://doi.org/10.29332/ijssh.v3n2.322

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