External and Internal Evaluation

EXTERNAL EVALUATION AND INTERNAL EVALUATION

1. EXTERNAL EVALUATION AND INTERNAL EVALUATION Submitted by, Medha Rani S Mathematics

2. Systematic process of collecting and analyzing data in order to determine whether and to what degree objectives have been or are being achieved.

3. DEFINITION EXTERNAL EVALUATION Evaluation carried out by someone who is not directly involved in the development or operation of the program being evaluated. INTERNAL EVALUATION Evaluation carried out by someone from the actual project team.The evaluation is the continuous appraisal of students progress.

4. PURPOSE EXTERNAL EVALUATION Monitoring the overall quality of education provision INTERNAL EVALUATION Monitoring the ongoing development and improvement of the learners.

5. UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES EXTERNAL EVALUATION Determines the quality of all aspects of education in schools objectively. All the students of the group of institutions come together under the preview of the agency INTERNAL EVALUATION Determines the quality of all aspects of education of individual at school level. Provides a base for remedial teaching to the identified students.

6. Advantages of external evaluation evaluators can look at the project with a free style more likely to be impartial creates trust in the system by ensuring the standards are maintained increased commitment of participants for the success of program

7. Disadvantages of external evaluation External evaluators do not always understand implementation issues and may create evaluation plans that are not realistic. expensive evaluators do not necessarily have background knowledge it may difficult to ascertain the competence of the external evaluator

8. Advantages of internal evaluation Examination based on mere rote memory of the student can be avoided. minimize the over anxiety and nervousness motivation to active participation in both curricular and co curricular activities help in identifying the strength and weakness of the student and to impart remedial instructions.

9. Disadvantages of internal evaluation cannot replace external examinations requires a lot of time to undertake the activities increased work load of evaluators may be biased

10. Well performing higher education systems need to balance internal and external quality assurance.