EVALUATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CONCEPT AND PROCESS
Assessment Vs Evaluation
- Assessment is a process in which you make a judgment about a person or situation, or the judgment you make.
- Evaluation is a judgment about how good, useful, or successful something is.
- The process of Evaluation has been developed by Dr. B. S. Bloom, the famous educationist of Chicago. He brought the concept to India in 1958.
- Evaluation is a continuous process of teaching-learning activity which takes into consideration the educational objectives and the learning experiences provided by the total system of education.
- There is a tri-polar relationship among three elements, namely Educational Objectives, Learning Experiences and Evaluation
- OBJECTIVES
- EVALUATION
- LEARNING EXPERIENCES
- Evaluation measures the qualitative and quantitative aspect of the behavior
- Evaluation covers all aspects of the personality.
- Tests are the tools of evaluation
TYPES OF EVALUATION(toc)
Diagnostic Evaluation:
It is usually done at the beginning of the teaching learning process in order to find out the strengths and weaknesses either at individual or at class level. It determines the causes of learning problems and formulates a plan for remedial action.
Formative Evaluation:
It provides feedback at the appropriate stages of teaching-learning process which helps on making changes in the curriculum. Formative evaluation is done during the teaching learning process to evaluate
1. Student's learning
2. Effectiveness of teaching
3. Curriculum and the courses
4. Curriculum materials
5. The learning environment
Summative Evaluation:
The term 'summative' refers to assigning a grade for student's achievement at the end of the term, course or instructional programme. Summative evaluation is concerned with making judgments about a finished product or process. Terminal and Annual examinations whether internal or external are good examples for summative evaluation.