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The main purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of formative assessment techniques on students’ learning in the subject of General Science at elementary school level. The study used quasi experimental design which was conducted in a public sector elementary school of district Lahore, Pakistan. Participants of the study included 320 students in grade 7 who were divided into eight sections.  Two intact groups of 7^th grade were selected as study sample: one as experimental and other as control; each contained 40 students. The researcher developed 40 lesson plans and test. The instruments were validated through experts’ opinion having expertise in research and science. To ensure the reliability, pilot study was conducted. The experimental intervention was conducted for 12 weeks. Results revealed that there was statistically significant difference in the scores of control and experimental group for both pre-test and post-test which means that there was a significant effect of formative assessment techniques on students’ learning in the subject of General Science at elementary school level. It was recommended that teachers may use various formative assessment techniques in order to enhance students’ achievement in the class.