CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

CONCEPT OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION CONCEPT OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The differences between assessment and evaluation ____
A
The difference lies in the fact that evaluations are more summative, prescriptive and comparative.
B
No one
C
The difference lies in the fact that evaluations are more difficult and sumative.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Assessment is a diagnostic tool focused on the learning of individual students, whereas evaluation determines the extent to which a program or pedagogy achieves predetermined goals or outcomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evaluation is a process of judging someone based on their importance, knowledge, and merit using rules and methods. Assessment is the recording and interpreting various data to obtain an appropriate measure of skills, knowledge, and attitude to improve the individual’s overall performance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The process of collecting, reviewing and using data, for the purpose of improvement in the current performance, is called assessment. A process of passing judgment, on the basis of defined criteria and evidence is called evaluation. Assessment is diagnostic in nature as it tends to identify areas of improvement.

Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of an evaluation is to judge the quality of a performance or work product against a standard. The fundamental nature of assessment is that a mentor values helping a mentee and is willing to expend the effort to provide quality feedback that will enhance the mentee’s future performance.

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