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Objective Based and Competency Based
Evaluation
Suresh Babu G
Assistant Professor
CTE CPAS, Paippad, Kottayam
Objective Based Evaluation
 Evaluation based on pre- determined objectives is
called objective based evaluation.
 “What to measure and evaluate”? is the crucial
problem in evaluation.
 There is relationship between objectives, learning
experiences and evaluation.
 Any experience provided in the class room which
results in learning is called learning experiences.
 Instruction aimed at the attainment of pre-determined
objective is called objective based instruction.
 The evaluation based on pre-determined
objective is called objective based
evaluation.
Objective, learning experience and evaluation are
interrelated. The interrelationship between
objectives and evaluation is evident from the fact
that evaluation is based on objectives and those
objectives are selected as can be measured and
evaluated. The close relationship between the
three are symbolically represented in the diagram.
Objective Learning Evaluation Experience
Objectives
Benjamin Bloom in his
“Taxonomy of
Educational Objectives”
has made an orderly
arrangement of the
educational objectives.
According to him the
important ones used is
cognitive domain
Competence Based Evaluation
 Competency Based Evaluation is the process of
collecting evidence and establishing conclusions
on the character and scope of the learner's
progress toward professional standards.
 Evaluation based on competency. Competency
means quality or extent of being competent.
 Competencies guides the selection of what to
teach and how to teach.
Features of Competence Based
Evaluation
Competency-based assessment is criterion
based. This means that learners are assessed
not in competition against others.
Competency-based assessment is evidence
based.
Competency-based
assessment is participatory.
Types of Competence Based
Evaluation
 Skills checklists.
 Competency assessment tests.
 Online competency assessments.
 Competency-based interviews.
 Skills gap analysis.
There are four common types of testing in
schools today—diagnostic, formative,
benchmark (or interim), and summative.
Teachers' professional competence—
their professional knowledge, skills, beliefs
and motivation—is a critical predictor
of teachers' professional wellbeing and
success.
Difference Between Objective Based and
Competency Based Evaluation
Objective Based Evaluation
• Emphasis an objective
• Not compared to modules
• Progress of objective based
instruction is not based on
time.
• Flexibility in study
Competency Based Evaluation
• Places emphasis on what a
person can do in the work
place as a result of completing
a program of training.
• Often compared to modules
broken into segments called
learning outcomes.
• It’s progress is based on time
• Greater flexibility in study
Objective Based and Competency Based Evaluation