CONCEPT AND NEED OF

BYDr. Roma Smart Joseph

Teacher EducatorLucknow, UP, India

CONCEPT OF EVALUATION

• Evaluation serves as an in-built monitor within the education system to review the progress in learning from time to time.

• Evaluation provides valuable feedback on the design and the implementation of the educational programme.

• Evaluation is a broader term than the Measurement.

Definition of evaluationJames M. Bradfield:Evaluation is the assignment of symbols to phenomenon, in order to characterize the worth or value of a phenomenon, usually with reference to some cultural or scientific standards.

Thorndike and Hegan:Evaluation is describing something in term of selected attributes and judging the degree of acceptability or suitability of that which has been described.

Hopkins and Stanley, 1981A process of summing up the results of measurement or tests, giving them some meaning based on value judgements.

Principles of Evaluation

1. It must be clearly stated what is to be evaluated2. A variety of evaluation techniques should be used for a

comprehensive evaluation3. An evaluator should know the limitations of different evaluation

techniques4. The technique of evaluation must be appropriate for the

characteristics or performance to be measured5. Evaluation is a means to an end but not an end in itself

Need of Evaluation in education

Evaluation helps in - preparing instructional objectives assessing the learner’s needs providing feed back to the students assigning duties to the students curriculum development reporting pupil’s progress to parents guidance and counselling effective school administration categorizing students helps the students to choose particular career options

Conclusion

Evaluation is equally helpful to parents, teachers, administrators and students. It helps a teacher to know his pupils in detail It helps an administrator in educational planning. It helps the parents to know about the educational

progress of their children.

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