A Study on the Impact of Assessment Approach to Learning on the Performance of the Eighth Grade Male Students of District One of Hamedan City in Mathematics in 2014-2015

The present research aimed to investigate the impact of “the assessment approach to learning” on the academic performance of 8th-grade students in mathematics in district 1, Hamadan. And the research method was quasi-experimental with the experimental and control groups in the statistical population of the 8th-grade students in the academic year 2014-2015; 150 students were selected as the statistical population by using multi-stage cluster sampling. The research tools included two teacher-made and three formative tests. One-sample t test, independent t groups, paired t, (ANOVA) – analysis and Kuder-Richardson 21 were used for analyzing the data. Final coefficient for pre-test and past- test were obtained 0.88 and 0.85, respectively. Analyzing the first question showed that there is no significant difference between the mean scores of pre-test in both groups and the mean scores of two groups were higher than the average. Analyzing the second question showed that using the five stages of the assessment approach to learning and the feedbacks on academic performance of students in mathematics had a positive impact and the mean scores in experimental group were higher, and in describing the third question, it can be said this approach is consistent with the conditions of the schools in this province.