@Article{crph557,
AUTHOR = {Ochour, Benjamin Kwabena and Opoku-Afriyie, Prince and Eshun, Isaac},
TITLE = {Formative Assessment Conceptions and Practices of Junior High School Social Studies Teachers in the Techiman Municipality of Ghana},
JOURNAL = {Current Research in Public Health},
VOLUME = {2},
YEAR = {2022},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {273-290},
URL = {https://www.scipublications.com/journal/index.php/UJSSH/article/view/557},
ISSN = {2831-5162},
DOI = {10.31586/ujssh.2022.557},
ABSTRACT = {The study investigated formative assessment conceptions and practices among the teachers of social studies in the Techiman Municipality of the Bono East Region of Ghana. The research was undertaken with the view of finding answers and making suggestions that could help improve the formative assessment practices specifically in social studies. A census was conducted in the eighty-four (84) public Junior High Schools in the Techiman Municipality in the Bono East Region. All the ninety-five (95) Social Studies teachers in the public Junior High Schools in the Municipality were selected for the study. A 50-item questionnaire including 2 open-ended questions was developed for the teachers. The data collected were analysed by using frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation. The study revealed that, the teachers had correct conception of formative assessment and saw its relevance in the classroom, however, their assessment practices were not formative enough. The teachers’ assessment practices were influenced by external factors. It is recommended that pressures such as demand for continuous assessment marks to grade students ought to be reduced to allow the teachers practice assessment as professionals.},
}

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