Differences between assessment and evaluation

Assessment is a process of Evaluation is described Collecting, reviewing and using data for the purpose of improvement Evaluation describes as an act of passing judgment basis of evidence
Assessment pays attention‘ to teaching and learning
Evaluation focuses final outcome
Assessment is done at the beginning of the inquiry
Evaluation is usually done at the end
it is diagnostic It is judgmental
It is Formative it is Summative
It is process oriented It is product oriented
Provides feedback on

performance and are as of improvement
Determines to which objectives are achieved.
Based on observation and positive and negative Points Based on the level of quality as per set standard
set by both the parties

jointly (Assessor and Assesseee)
Set by the evaluator
It is absolute. It is comparative

1. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION S.Raja kumar , Assistant professor, Thiagarajar College of Preceptors, Madurai, Tamilandu

2. Differences between Assessment and Evaluation S.No Assessment Evaluation 1 Assessment is a process of Evaluation is described Collecting, reviewing and  using data for the purpose  of improvement Evaluation describes as an act of passing judgment basis of evidence 2 Assessment pays attention‘ to teaching and learning  Evaluation focuses final outcome 3 Assessment is done at the beginning of the inquiry Evaluation is usually done at the end 4 it is diagnostic It is judgmental 5 It is Formative it is Summative

3. Assessment Evaluation 6 It is process oriented It is product oriented  7 Provides feedback on  performance and are as of improvement Determines to which objectives are achieved. 8 Based on observation and positive and negative Points Based on the level of quality as per set standard 9 set by both the parties  jointly (Assessor and Assesseee) Set by the evaluator  10 It is absolute . It is comparative