Geometry: An Example of Formative Assessment Presentation

Formative Assessment
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Formative Assessment
Today, ongoing, formative assessment is considered an effective strategy for improving students' performance. Unlike the traditional one-shot approach of obtaining grades or ranking students, this assessment approach allows for continuous evaluation of students. Thus, it establishes where learners are in the learning process and what they know or understand at that point (Schildkamp et al., 2020). This assessment method is particularly effective when coupled with thematic approaches to teaching mathematics. These approaches rely on central themes that connect classroom material or concepts with the real world. Within this approach, the assessment method fits since feedback is obtained from how students apply knowledge instead of limiting focus on what they can produce on paper in the form of exams.
Geometry is an example of an essential mathematical topic that presents multiple avenues for formative assessment, especially when ...