Assessment, testing, or evaluation?

Assessment, testing, or evaluation?

1. What is assessment?

   • It is the process of documenting and describing knowledge, attitudes or skills so as to make improvements in the teaching process
     • Increases quality
     • Formative
     • Process oriented
     • Informal
     • Individualized

2. What is testing?

   • Testing is a tool used to examinewhat a student has learned along the course
     • Commonly done at the end of the unit, semester or year
     • o It is done to ensure all students are learning the same information at the same rate
     • o It is required by laws or the school
     • Summative assessment
   • Types
     • Placement
     • Diagnostic
     • Achievement
     • Proficiency

3. What is evaluation?

   • It is the process of gathering information and making judgments based on criteria and evidence in order to make decisions
     • It's judgmental
     • Summative
     • Product-oriented
     • Standardized