Differences

ASSESSMENT VS EVALUATION

Evaluation

Provides closure

Judges learning level

Applied against standards

Graded

Shows shortfalls

Product-oriented

Assessment

is the systematic process of documenting and using empirical data to measure knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs

Evaluation

is the collection of, analysis and interpretation of information about any aspect of a programme of education or training as part of a recognised process of judging its effectiveness.

Assessment

Is ongoing,

Improves learning quality

Individualized

Ungraded

Provides feedback

Process-oriented

Assessment methods

Sel assessment: volves students in evaluating their own work and learning progress

Informal assessment: spontaneous forms of assessment that can easily be incorporated in the day-to-day classroom activities and that measure the students' performance and progress

Formal assessment: are the systematic, data-based tests that measure what and how well the students have learned.

Testing

Testing measures the level of skill or knowledge that has been reached.