Concept of measurement, evaluation and assessment, Difference between them
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EVALUATION |
MEASUREMENT |
ASSESSMENT |
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1. Evaluation is a systematic process of determining the extent to which educational objectives have been achieved by pupils. |
Measurement is the procedure of counting and comparing the quantitative aspects of pupil behaviour in fixed or standard terms and units. |
It encompasses the processes and instruments that are designed to measure the learner’s achievements when the learner is engaged in an instructional program of any sort. |
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2. It is dependent on measurement |
It is independent of evaluation and is a prerequisite to evaluation |
It precedes the final decision-making stage in evaluation. |
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3. It includes both qualitative and quantitative descriptions of pupil behaviour plus value judgments on the same |
It includes only quantitative descriptions of behaviour |
The term assessment has a narrower meaning than evaluation but a broader meaning than measurement |
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4. It answers the question “How good?” |
It answers the question “How much?” |
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5. It makes opinionated verdicts |
It makes fixed standard observations |
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6. It is subjective in nature |
It is objective in nature |
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7. It varies or changes as per the evaluator’s wish |
It cannot change as per the measurer’s wish |
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8. Scope is wide |
8. Scope is limited |
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9. Evaluation without measurement is likely to be erratic |
9. Measurement is only a tool in evaluation. |
