The College of Education announces the final Dissertation of

Ingrid Thomas

for the degree of Doctor of Education

March 27, 2017 at 1:30 pm in 123R Ball Hall

Major Advisor: Reginald Leon Green, EdD

Teachers’ Role in Assisting Principals Improve Student Learning through Formative Assessment

ABSTRACT: Formative assessment is an approach that effectively assists in increasing the learning of students. Teachers’ use of formative assessment assists principals by generating classroom and team-based data for student achievement that leads to school improvement. This quantitative study had a two-fold purpose. First, the study examined the extent to which teachers perceived that they employed Leahy, Lyon, Thompson, and William (2005) five strategies of formative assessment in their classrooms. Second, the study examined teachers’ acknowledgement of a school-wide culture that values formative assessment and influence their use of this practice in the classroom and as members of a team.