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    Investigating the role of formative assessment among grade 10 geography learners in the Ohangwena educational region of Namibia
    (University of Namibia, 2022) Egumbo, Ester
    The continuous failure of Namibian students in the subject of Geography has been a concern for several stakeholders in the education sector. One of the problems identified for such a failure rate is poor assessment approach employed by Geography teachers in junior and senior secondary schools. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of Formative Assessment in Grade 10 learners‘ final grades for the subject of Geography in Ohangwena Educational Region of Namibia. Therefore, to collect relevant information for the study, the study addresses three research questions. (a) What are the teachers‘ perceptions about formative assessment in Grade 10 Geography Continuous Assessment (CA) in the Ohangwena Educational Region? (b) What are the guidelines that could be provided in the syllabus for Grade 10 Geography to guide teachers on the assessment of learners to work formatively? (c) What are some of the strategies that can be implemented to improve the effectiveness of formative assessment in Grade 10 Geography in Ohangwena Educational Region? Furthermore, the study utilized a mixed method approach rooted in phenomenology. In collection of information, systematic and convenience sampling was used to select participants for the study. The results indicate that formative assessment was an everyday process within the schools. Formative assessment was used frequently to evaluate the learners‘ progress in schools. The continuous assessment marks are more important than exam marks to learner‘s progress because they provide opportunities for learners to improve because of the immediacy of the feedback that teachers give to leaners. Finally, the study recommends that the Geography teachers need to dedicate themselves and increase efforts towards continuous formative assessment as it monitors and improves learning. Teachers also need to be motivated and attend workshops, seminars, training or conferences to build their capacities and acquire adequate and contemporary skills to practice formative assessment.