Assessment and Evaluation
2023-12-23
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question about the words "assessment" and "evaluation."
2What is difference between Assessment and evaluation?
3Noor
4Thank you for writing, Noor.
5This is a good question.
6Many people use the terms assessment and evaluation interchangeably.
7That means they see little or no difference between them in most cases.
8The terms are related.
9They both involve performance and education, but they are not the same thing.
10It is a mistake to use them interchangeably.
11Assessment focuses on student learning, documenting what students know and what they can do. Assessment has many purposes.
12They include finding out a student's overall ability, measuring to what degree a student has gained control of an identified set of criteria, and providing students with information about their strengths and weaknesses.
13Assessment is a continual process.
14Its goal is to help students improve.
15Here are some sentences using assessment.
16Teachers should use classroom assessments to inform instruction.
17The students completed a weekly assessment.
18The school uses a variety of assessment tools.
19Evaluation often focuses on the performance of an organization.
20Evaluation involves using criteria and evidence to find out if an organization is meeting its goals.
21Evaluation only happens at set times, and its goal is to judge the quality of an organization.
22Assessment can be a part of the evaluation process.
23That is because assessment results are often used to make judgements.
24Here are some sentences using evaluation.
25The class was canceled due to results from the curriculum evaluation.
26The school district completed its special education program evaluation last month.
27The governor focused on the lack of school counseling evaluations.
28Although assessment and evaluation are both used in education and relate to measuring performance, they have different focuses, purposes, timing, and outcomes.
29The terms are also used a lot in other fields such as finance, medicine and engineering.
30Please let us know if this explanation has helped you, Noor.
31Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
32And that's Ask a Teacher.
33I'm Gena Bennett.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question about the words "assessment" and "evaluation." 2Question 3What is difference between Assessment and evaluation? 4Noor 5Answer 6Thank you for writing, Noor. This is a good question. 7Many people use the terms assessment and evaluation interchangeably. That means they see little or no difference between them in most cases. The terms are related. They both involve performance and education, but they are not the same thing. It is a mistake to use them interchangeably. 8Assessment focuses on student learning, documenting what students know and what they can do. Assessment has many purposes. They include finding out a student's overall ability, measuring to what degree a student has gained control of an identified set of criteria, and providing students with information about their strengths and weaknesses. Assessment is a continual process. Its goal is to help students improve. 9Here are some sentences using assessment. 10Teachers should use classroom assessments to inform instruction. 11The students completed a weekly assessment. 12The school uses a variety of assessment tools. 13Evaluation often focuses on the performance of an organization. Evaluation involves using criteria and evidence to find out if an organization is meeting its goals. Evaluation only happens at set times, and its goal is to judge the quality of an organization. Assessment can be a part of the evaluation process. That is because assessment results are often used to make judgements. 14Here are some sentences using evaluation. 15The class was canceled due to results from the curriculum evaluation. 16The school district completed its special education program evaluation last month. 17The governor focused on the lack of school counseling evaluations. 18Although assessment and evaluation are both used in education and relate to measuring performance, they have different focuses, purposes, timing, and outcomes. The terms are also used a lot in other fields such as finance, medicine and engineering. 19Please let us know if this explanation has helped you, Noor. 20Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. 21And that's Ask a Teacher. 22I'm Gena Bennett. 23Gena Bennett wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 24________________________________________________ 25Words in This Story 26focus on-v. pay attention to 27degree -n. a level which can be measured in some way and compared to other levels 28criteria-n. conditions which must be met 29outcome-n. final product or end result