Sunday, July 8, 2012

Measurement and Evaluation Defined


Measurement defined
•           Process of quantifying individual’s achievement, personality, attitudes, habits and skills
•          Quantification appraisal of observable phenomena
•          Process of assigning symbols to dimensions of phenomena
•          An operation performed on the physical world by an observer
•          Process by which information about the attributes or characteristics of things are determined and differentiated
Evaluation defined
•          Qualitative aspect of determining the outcomes of learning.
•          Process of ranking with respect to attributes or trait
•          Appraising the extent of learning
•          Judging effectiveness of educ. experience
•          Interpreting and analyzing changes in behavior
•          Describing accurately quantity and quality of thing
•          Summing up results of measurement or tests giving meaning based on value judgments
•          Systematic process of determining the extent to which instructional objectives are achieved
•          Considering evidence in the light of value standard and in terms of particular situations and goals which the group of individuals are striving to attain.
*TESTING – a technique of obtaining information needed for evaluation purposes.

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