Assessment is a powerful tool for raising the standards of teaching and learning of mathematics at the junior high school level. This study therefore explored the perceived influence of assessment on the teaching and learning of mathematics in junior high schools of OLA Circuit in Cape Coast Metropolitan area. The research design used for the study is a concurrent triangulation mixed method design. A simple random sampling technique was used to select four (4) public junior high schools out of eight (8) schools in the circuit. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to select the schools and participants for the study. A total of 134 participants comprising 15 teachers and 119 students participated in the study. The data for the study were mainly collected through questionnaires and interviews. Findings of the study revealed that class exercise, homework, and trial work were the most common mode of assessment used by teachers during mathematics instruction. Again, the study discovered that teachers faced some challenges in the implementation of classroom assessment. The study therefore makes certain recommendations likely to improve on the quality of assessment practices in mathematics classrooms in the focal schools.

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课堂评估对数学教学的实践，挑战和感知影响

评估是提高初中数学教学水平的有力工具。因此，本研究探讨了评估对开普敦都会区OLA巡回赛初中数学教学的感知影响。用于研究的研究设计是并行三角混合方法设计。使用简单的随机抽样技术从赛道中的八（8）所学校中选择四（4）所公立初中。采用多阶段抽样程序来选择要研究的学校和参与者。共有134名参与者，包括15名老师和119名学生参加了研究。研究数据主要通过问卷调查和访谈收集。研究结果表明，课堂练习，家庭作业和试验工作是教师在数学教学中最常用的评估方式。该研究再次发现，教师在实施课堂评估方面面临一些挑战。因此，该研究提出了一些建议，可能会提高重点学校数学教室评估实践的质量。