DISTINCTION

BETWEEN
ASSESSMENT
AND EVALUATION
ASSESSMENT EVALUATION
Provides feedback on Determines the level of
knowledge, skills, quality of a performance
attitude, and work for the or outcome and enables
purpose of elevating decisin-making based
future performances and on the level of quality
learning outcomes. demonstrated.
 Inconsistent use of terms
Feedback for improvement Determinaiion of quality

Formative(improvement Summative (decisin-

process) making process)

Being created Addition of all things

 Assessment is the Evaluation is the term
term used to look at used to describe the
how the level of determination of the
quality of a level of quality.It
performance or focuses only on the
outcome could be actual level of quality
improved in the future with no interest in why
that level was
attained.
 SIMILARITIES
Both involve specifying criteria to observe in
a performance or outcome.
Both require the collection of data and other
evidence by observing the performance or by
looking at the outcome or product.
Both require a performer or a person who
collects information about the performance.
Both conclude with a report of the findings
which include all the similarities and at least
as many differences.
 DIFFERENCES
In assessment the locus of control rests with the
performer; in evaluation, it rests with the observer.
In assessment the report includes information about
why the performance was as strong as and describes
what could be done to improve future performance.
In assessment theres no mention of the actual quality
of the performance, only how to make the next
performance stronger. Conversely in the evaluative
report, only information regarding the actual quality of
the performance is given.
 Assessment Evaluation

What is the purpose? To improve the quality of To determine the quality

the future performance. of the present
performance

Who requests it? Assessee client

Who performs? Assessee Evaluatee

Who observes the assessor Evaluator

performance?

Who sets criteria? Assessee and assessor Client (with posible

consultation with the
evaluator)
Who uses the Assessee (in future Client (to make
information? performance) desicions)
 Assessment Evaluation

When can feedback During or after a During or after a

occur? performance performance

On what is fedback observations:; and Level of quality based

based? strongest and weakest ona set standard
points.

What is included in the What made the quality of The quality of the
report? the performance strong, performance, often
and how might one compared to set
improve future standards.
performances.
Who recives the report assesse client

How is the report used? To improve performance To make judgements

 COMPARISON OF ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Assessment provides
Evaluation determines
feedback on performances:
whether a standard was met;
strengths, Areas for
success or failure
improvements, and Insights

Measurement

Evaluator, using a higher set standard Assessor provides feedback

determines that the measur3edd about how the performance can
performance was a failure be improved

Measured Performance

Evaluator, using a lower set standard Assessor provides feedback on

determines that the measured performance what made the performance as it
was a success was