Teachers who use assessments to improve instruction and who give students opportunities to correct their mistakes also give them the opportunity to excel. Assessments are tailored to fit the bill of a specific need. Despite some claims that teaching and assessment practices neither improved nor affect the academic achievement of the students, it is very important to note that students will learn best if teachers used appropriate teaching and assessment practices. Improving the quality of teaching mathematics is an unrelenting issue for both researchers and practitioners. There is an increasing pressure to develop student learning opportunities in mathematics (Even & Ball, 2010). Based on the literature and studies, it is very apparent that people particularly teachers’ use varied ways to learn new things in their everyday lives. Teachers should spend lots of their time in planning learning. Therefore, they should be properly guided in selecting teaching assessment practices that are appropriate and applicable in their environment for them to achieve their academic objectives.

Keywords : teaching practices, assessment practices, student engagement, instructional improvement, reliability, validity