Kinds of assessment and evaluation

1. Diagnostic assessment and evaluation

2. Formative assessment and evaluation
3. Summative assessment and evaluation

Assessment tools

1. Observation
2. Anecdotal records
3. Checklist
4. Rating scales and rubrics
5. Portfolios
6. Speaking and listening
7. Interviews/conferences
8. Projects and presentation
9. Quizzes, test and examination and examination

Kinds of language tests

1. Proficiency test
2. Achievement tests
3. Diagnostic tests
4. Placement tests

What is an assessment?
What's the definition of assessment in education? Assessment is the systematic process of documenting
and using empirical data to measure knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs. By taking the assessment,
teachers try to improve the student's path towards learning. This is a short definition of assessment. If you
want to read more about assessment, click on this link.

What is evaluation?
What's the definition of evaluation in education? Evaluation focuses on grades and might reflect classroom
components other than course content and mastery level. An evaluation can be used as a final review to
gauge the quality of instruction. It’s product-oriented. This means that the main question is: “What’s been
learned?” In short, evaluation is judgmental.

Example:

You’re gifted a flower.

Evaluation: “The flower is purple and is too short with not enough leaves.”

Evaluation is judgmental

Assessment: “I’ll give the flower some water to improve its growth.”

Assessment increases the quality

So, what’s the difference?

Assessment Evaluation

Is ongoing Provides closure

Improves learning quality Judges learning level

Individualized Applied against standards

Ungraded Graded

Provides feedback Shows shortfalls

Process-oriented Product-oriented
Criteria
Creativity—25 pts
Relevance of the message—25
pts
Total: 50 pts