DIFFERENCE AMONG

ASSESSMENT,
EVALUATION, and
TESTING
MEMBERS: AMEROL, JUMAWAN, LUYAO, RICO
 ASSESSMENT
is the process of documenting knowledge, skills,
attitudes and beliefs, usually in measurable terms.
The goal of assessment is to make improvements,
as opposed to simply being judged. In an
educational context, assessment is the process of
describing, collecting, recording, scoring, and
interpreting information about learning.
 EVALUATION
- is the process of making judgments based on criteria
and evidence. Teachers use this information to judge the
relationship between what was intended by the instruction
and what was learned. They evaluate the information
gathered to determine what students know and
understand, how far they have progressed and how fast,
and how their scores and progress compare to those of
other students.  
 BASIS FOR COMPARISON ASSESSMENT EVALUATION

Meaning Assessment is a process of collecting, Evaluation is described as an act of

reviewing and using data, for the purpose passing judgement on the basis of
of improvement in the current set of standards.
performance.

Nature Diagnostic Judgemental

What it does? Provides feedback on performance and Determines the extent to which
areas of improvement. objectives are achieved.

Purpose Formative Summative

 EXAMINATION
 The exam consists of a series of questions. They
can both multiple choice or free text questions, or a
different format. In the end you want to grade the
answers and assign a score to every student.
 TESTING
With a test you can test the knowledge level of
the students. Mostly this is done with a series of
questions. The questions can differ in form or
format, but in the end you want your students to
asnwer questions so you can grade them and
see what result they get. 
 BASIS FOR COMPARISON TESTING EXAMINATION

Meaning A procedure intended to establish the A detailed inspection or study.

quality, performance, or reliability of A formal test of a person’s
something, especially before it is taken knowledge or proficiency in a subject
into widespread use. or skill.

Assessment Checks shorter period of study, e.g. a few

lessons Checks longer duration of study, e.g.
end of the year examinations

Description An assessment to see how much one

remembers or understands. An inspection to see how well one is
doing, i.e. how proficient it or they
are.

Formality More Informal More Formal

WHAT IS GRAMMAR TEST?
• Is one mainstay of language testing.
This is to test the ability to either
recognize or produce correct
grammar and usage, they do not test
the ability to use language to express
meaning.
TYPES OF TEST
• MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST- most common type of test. The test
maker gives the testee a sentence with a blank and four or five choices
of a word or phrase which completes the sentence correctly.
• ERROR CORRECTION- is one in which the testee is given a sentence
with an error. The student must correct the error.
• ITEMS TO TEST KNOWLEDGE OF WORD/SENTENCE ORDER- the
traditional way is to present the testee with four alternative word
orders.
• COMPLETION ITEMS- are items in which the testee are asked to fill in
blanks in the sentence.
TYPES OF TEST
• TRANSFORMATION ITEMS- in this item the testees are given a
sentence and the first few words of another sentence to change the
original sentence without changing the meaning.
• WORD CHANGING ITEMS- is one in which the testees are given a
sentence and a word which they need to fit into the sentence by
changing the form of the word.
• SENTENCE COMBINING EXERCISES- can play a part in testing
grammar as well as it is more traditional use as part of composition
testing and training.