Formative Assessment in Mathematics: Formulating Questions, Making a Difference

Building a teacher’s capacity to formulate questions is essential in their professional development journey. Mastering this skill is crucial, as it enables assessments to gauge learning outcomes accurately and evaluate their quality and quantity.

Teachers should adeptly formulate questions that span various cognitive levels, prompting diverse ways of thinking. They should be mindful of the purpose behind their questions and define the scope needed to explore students’ knowledge, thereby fostering genuine discovery of new learning.

This workshop aims to deepen teachers’ understanding of the significance of questioning and how to contextualize it within their subjects, ensuring their questions are more attuned to student needs and effective in assessing their achievements