Assessment and Evaluation (Woolfolk)

Assessment : Procedures used to obtain information about                           student performance    ( Woolfolk , 2005 )

Evaluation : Decision making about student performance and           about appropriate teaching strategies ( Woolfplk ,    2005 )

““Assessment is the process of identifying, gathering Assessment is the process of identifying ,gathering and interpreting information about students' and interpreting information about students' learning. The central purpose of assessment is to learning .The central purpose provide information on student achievement and progress and set the direction for ongoing teaching and learning (NSWDET, 2008).

““Sometimes the term assessment is used to describe the Sometimes the term assessment is used to describe the process of trying to determine what students already process of trying to determine what students already know about a topic before instruction, whereas the term know about a topic before instruction, whereas the term evaluation refers to the process of monitoring progress evaluation refers  to the process of monitoring progress during and after instruction during and after instruction””(Nelson & Price, 2007, p. 65)(Nelson&Price,2007,p.65)

􀂃““Assessment Assessment is defined as is defined as ‘‘the gathering and synthesizing of information concerning studentssynthesizingofinformationconcerningstudents’’learning,learning,’’while while evaluation is defines as is defines as ‘‘making judgments about making judgments about students ’’learning. The processes of assessment and learning. The processes of assessment and evaluation can be viewed as progressive: first evaluation can be viewed as progressive :first assessment; then evaluation assessment; then evaluation’”’” (Echevarria, et al, 2004, (Echevarria,etal,2004,p 48)