2. Difference between Assessment and
Evaluation
Assessment Evaluation
Diagnostic in nature judgmental in nature
Provides feedback on performance
and ways to enhance performance
in future
Ascertains whether the standards
are met or not
formative summative
process product
Feedback is based on observtion
and positive and negative points
Feedback relies on the level of
quality as per set standard
Relationship between assessor and
assessee is reflective i.e. criteria are
defined internally
Evaluator and evaluatee share a
perspective relationship, wherein the
standards are imposed externally
Set by both parties jointly Criteria are set by evaluator
3. Meaning of Assessment
Assessment is defined as the act of judging the
amount of learning that took place as a result of
learning and teaching.
Refers to related series of measures used to
determine a complex attribute of an individual or
group of individuals.
Identify individual student weaknesses and
strenghts so that educators can provide
specialized academic support educational
programming.
4. What assessment of learning
means?
refers to strategies designed to confirm what
students know,
demonstrate whether or not they have met
curriculum outcomes or the goals of their
individualized programs, or
to certify proficiency and make decisions about
students' future programs or placements.
5. Assesment is a process
It includes 4 basic components :-
Measuring improvement overtime.
Motivating students to study.
Evaluating the teaching methods .
Ranking the students ‘ capabilties in relation to
the whole group evaluation.
6. Types and Approaches to
Assessment
Formative Summative
Informal Formal
Continuous Final
Process Product
Divergent Convergent
7. What is Teaching-Learning Process
Combined processes where an educator
assesses learning needs, establishes specific
learning objectives, develops teaching and
learning strategies, implements plan of work and
evaluates the outcomes of the instruction.
Method in which the knowledge of teachers is
transferred to their students. It can be developed
through different systems (i.e., one way, in which
the teacher is the only speaker; circular, in which
teachers and students contribute to the
development of the class, etc.)
8. Assessment of Teaching-Learning
Process
The systematic process of documenting and
using empirical data on the knowledge, skill,
attitudes, and beliefs to refine programs and
improve student learning.
refers to the wide variety of methods or tools
that educators use to evaluate, measure, and
document the academic readiness, learning
progress, skill acquisition, or educational needs
of students.