Measurement Evaluation

Its scope is limited. Only few Its scope is wider. Total personality
aspects of personality are of the child is being tested here.
beingtested here.
Comparative study is not Comparative study possible here.
possible here.
It is a means, not an end in It is an end in itself.
itself.
No clear-cut opinion about Clearcut opinion may be formed
the student is formed. about the student.
It involves collection of It involves appraisement of
evidences. evidences.
Less labor andtime is More labor and time is needed
needed here. here.
It is content-centered. It isobjective-centered.
It may not be an essential It is an essential part of education.
partof education.
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Measurement Evaluation
Itisone dimensional in It is multidimensional in reiation to
relation to environment environment. (Not-isolated from
(tsolatedfrom environment) environment)
Measurement answers Evaluation answers the question
the question, How much? "What- Value? Getting 80%
Aman got 80% marks, it is marks,Aman got 1st position, it is
measurement. evaluation.
Itcan be done at any time. It is acontinuous proces.
No significant prediction Significant predictions may be
may be made here. made here.
it is auantitative in nature. It is both quantitative as weil as
qualitative in nature.
Measurement describes a Evaluation judges its worth or
situation. value.

Formal process is planned Formal and informal processes

here. both are planned here.
Its functions are prognosiS, Its function are selection, grading.
diagnosis and research. guidance, prediction and diagnosis.
Hereequal interval and Here nominal, ordinal, equal
ratio scales are used. interval and ratio scales are used.
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Characteristics of Measurement
reflect rationale for the use of evaluation
It must
instruments.
be ensured that the disparity in students'
It must the test
performances are related to the content of
administering the
rather than to the techniques used in
instrument.
and
The format used must be the most economical
efficient.
Teachers must have been adequately prepared. They
must be qualified to teach the subjects allotted to them.
efficiency and any other outcomes it may have.

PURPOSES AND NEED OF EVALUATION

:
Dr BS Bloom (1971) has enlisted the following main
purposes of evaluation:
To discover the extent of competence which the student
has developed in initiating, organizing and improving his
day to day working.
the
To diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of
learner with a view to guide him in the future.
To predict the educational practices which a student
teacher can best make use of.
At the endof thecareer to certify the students' degree of
Competency inaparticular field.
To provide information to enable each pupil to develop
his potentialities within the framework of the educational
program.
 program.
Similarly, Dr SK Mitra, Director NCERT (1977) has identified
following main purposes of evaluation:
To classify students for various purposes according to
their performance or ability.
Todiagnose individual students' educational weaknesses
in order to plan remedial work for him.
To assess pupils' progress from time totime.
To predict future performance or academic success of the
student or otherwise.
Toemphasize teacher's evaluation of their students.
To make continuous assessment through unit-wise
testing.
To introduce a grading system in place of numerical
marking.
To makeuse of evaluation as a feedback for improvement
of teaching and learning.
To shift emphasis from external examination to internal
assessment.

In null-shell over all purposes of evaluation may be summa

rized as under:
Evaluation appraises the status and changes in pupil's
behavior.
Evaluation discloses pupil's needs and possibilities.
Evaluation aids pupil's teacher planning.
Evaluation expands the concepts of worthwhile goals
beyondpure achievement.
Evaluation serves as a means of improving school
community relation.
Evaluation familiarizes the teacher with the nature of
pupil-learning, development and progress.
Evaluation relates measurement to the goals of
instructional program.
 Evaluation facilitates the selection and
measuring instrumnents.
" Evaluation appraises theteacher's
improvement
competence.
" Evaluation appraises the supervisor
competence.
" Evaluation serves as a method of self-improvemen
" Evaluation serves as aguidefor the: selection of
and techniques.
" To determine the relative effectivenesssof
of the
methods,
terms of students' behavioral output. program in
To make reliable decisions about educational
To ascertain the worth of time, energy and
invested in a program.
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lanning
Toidentify students' growth or lack of growth in acquirina
desirable knowledge, skills,attitudes and societal values
To help teachers determine the
effectiveness of their
teaching techniques and learning materials.
To help motivated students to learn more as
they discover
their progress or lack of progress in given tasks.
To encourage students to develop a
sense of discipline
and systematic study habits.
To provide educational
information about teachers'administrators with adequate
need. effectiveness and school
lo acquaint parents or guardians with their children's
performances.
To identify problems that might
achievement of set goals. hinder or prevent the
To predict the general trend in the
teaching-learning process. and development of the
Toensure an
economical
SCarce resources. efficient management o
To provide an objective
promotion of students frombasis for determining
one class to another as tne
well
as the award of
To
determine certificates.
the
at various stages. level of the student clinical pperformance
Tobecome
of
 achievement of set goals. 1ghtinder Or prevent the
To predict the general
trend in the development of the
teaching-learning process.
To ensure an
economical and
Scarce resources. efficient management of
To provide an
objective basis for determining the
promotionof students from one class to another aswell
as the award of
To
certificates.
determine the level of the student
clinical
at various stages. performance
To become aware of the
specific
Students or of an entire class,difficulties of individual
as a basis for future
teaching.
To encourage students learning by
achievement and informing them of theirmeasuring
success.
the
To help the students to acquire the
efficient skills and self-directing in theirpossible
study.
attitude,
The estimate the effectiveness of
teaching-learnin8
Imehods and instructional media, instructional mediato
reach thegoals.
Togather information for administrationpurpose.
IIprovides opportunity to practice critical thinking.
Iorcertification that student has achieved set goals.
SCOPE OF EVALUATION
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SCOPE OFEVALUATION
It canbe enlisied as follows: educational
Ascertaining the extent to which the
objectives iave been attained.
Efectiveness of appraisal or methods, of instruction.
Identifies pupil's strengths and weakness difficulties and
problems,needs and demands.