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A proper and effective implementation of formative assessment techniques in the classroom will help to improve students_ learning. Oral questioning, exercises, seatwork, quizzes, discussions, projects, assignments and homework are among the common formative assessment techniques applied by teachers during the T&L process. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study undertaken to identify the formative assessment techniques used by geography teachers during the teaching and learning process. A case study design was used, and the study was conducted in one secondary school in Perak, Malaysia. Two Geography teachers participated in the study. Data were obtained through observations, interviews and document analysis. Discussion on the finding was based on the use of formative assessment techniques in the teaching and learning process. The study showed both teachers adopted a variety of assessment techniques to improve the students_ learning and help them achieve the learning obj.....

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