What is Evaluation

Is the act of considering, judging and deciding on a Website.

Critical analysis of the achievements and results of a project, program, policy, or institution.

The development and implementation of a plan to assess a program in a systematic way through quantitative and qualitative measures, and the use of that information to improve the program. This involves collecting information about a prototype resource that will help in its development and ensure it works effectively and also collecting information at the end of the developmental phase to estimate the success and quality of the resulting resource.

An assessment that compares the measured quality to one or more standards to support judgement of competency or other decisions.

To determine the merit, worth, or value of something, or the product of that process (Scriven, 1991).

Evaluation is the act of measuring or exploring properties of HIS (in planning, development, implementation, or operation), the result of which informs a decision to be made concerning that system in a specific context. Contrarily to continuous data collection, evaluation studies are carried out to answer special questions, usually in form of a project with a clear time limit. When possible, for such studies the same criteria and methods as for clinical trials should be applied.

A judgement of the relative strengths and weaknesses of something.

Is a process of assessing a particular educational process.

Evaluation is a term used to denote the value, performance of something/someone based on specific criteria.

Process of ensuring that a proposed solution or algorithm is efficient and its final outcome is exactly what expected and described.

The process of reflecting on the results of assessment to make important decisions using the results.

The process of responding to, and assigning value to, a piece of student work.

Determining the impact of a specific program, tool or activity.

A process of assessing specific social phenomena or activity based on previously defined objectives and using a methodologically founded set of standards.

Ascertaining, determining, examining, or judging the worth of anything, any activity, or any concept by applying certain criteria as standard or benchmark for that specific thing, activity, or concept. The purpose of such ascertainment, determination, examination, or judgment is basically to identify & correct the flaws or problems if any, in the said thing, activity, or concept.

The systematic determination of merit, worth, and significance of something or someone. Evaluation often is used to characterize and appraise subjects of interest in a wide range of human enterprises. (Retrieved October 09, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation).

The systematic gathering of information for purposes of decision making. Evaluation may use quantitative methods (e.g. tests), qualitative methods (e.g. observations, ratings), and value judgments. In language program evaluation, evaluation is related to decisions about the quality of the program itself and decisions about individuals in the program ( Richards & Schmidt, 2002 , p. 188).

Activity in which a certain characteristic is observed and verified against.

A critical thinking process in which a student evaluates the quality, sufficiency, or accuracy of an idea, hypothesis, or claim. Evaluation statements may be accompanied by evidence or may be made without supporting evidence. Evidence-based evaluations are considered a critical process for critical thinking.

It defines the stage at which the developed products are made available.

The process of judging the quality, importance, or value of a recommender system.

Ascribing value, worth, or merit to the information collected through steps taken in measurement or testing.

Ability to recognize and determine the scope of processes, in terms of efficiency and use of resources.

Method for assessing and measuring the performance of a text-entry system in terms of either usability or technical performance.

The systematic acquisition and assessment of information using an overarching perspective to provide useful feedback about some sort of object/subject.

Is the task of judge and assessing if the predictions generated by a classification or recommendation algorithm scores on the target value.

The process of assessing user-interface (UI) software for its ability to support users’ success and satisfaction in meeting their goals; not simply a matter of asking what the user likes and dislikes, but a process of collecting and analyzing human performance data (e.g., accuracy, task-completion times) and ratings of user satisfaction with the “look and feel” of the user interface; results of evaluation inform development of recommendations to improve the UI design.

An assessment of learning. The value or grade assigned to an assessment activity.

This term refers to the assessment or judgement of worth of any government intervention to ascertain whether it realized the objectives it set out to achieve.

A process of judging and determining value or worth.

The process of making calculated judgement about the value of something in order to make appropriate decisions to further an action.

In Bloom’s taxonomy, higher order thinking where a student can look for multiple correct answers and determine value.

Can be simply defined as revealing the writer's stance towards the reader or the information in the text.

Is a process that critically examines a program. It involves collecting and analyzing information about a program's activities, characteristics, and outcomes. Its purpose is to make judgments about a program, to improve its effectiveness, and/or to inform programming decisions.

Specific reviews designed to examine the overall performance of an initiative (programme, project). While its scope may vary, its core should be setting out, obtaining or calculating the outcomes of the initiative and considering their economy, effectiveness and efficiency, but it usually covers a much wider range of issues including the appropriateness and achievement of output objectives as well. It may be carried out before, during or after the programme or project has been completed (usually known as ex ante, mid-term or ex post).

Element of the cycle of inquiry in which teachers collect and analyze data about student learning and their teaching performance. Teachers in high-functioning teams will systematically collect and analyze both quantitative information (such as scores on formative and summative assessments of student learning) and qualitative information (such as notes taken during a classroom observation of a colleague and student written work) (according to Woodland et al., 2013 ).

The process of observing and measuring a thing for the purpose of judging it and of determining its “value,” either by comparison to similar things, or to a standard.

To assess the effectiveness of something according to pre-existing criteria.

Examining the content, processes, impact and outcomes of on-line courses in order improve the course quality.

The systematic acquisition and assessment of information using an overarching perspective to provide useful feedback about some sort of object/subject.

The process of assessment using specific criteria/standards.

Is a systematic determination of a subject's merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards. It can assist an organization to assess any aim, realisable concept or proposal, or any alternative, to help in decision-making; or to ascertain the degree of achievement or value in regard to the aim and objectives and results of any such action that has been completed.

The systematic determination of merit, worth, and significance of some object (Stufflebeam, as cited by Fowler, 2000 ).

It is an important step in planning the early intervention process and determining the path to follow.

The assessment of the effectiveness of service delivery and the identification of obstacles or barriers to service delivery. Some means of evaluation include understanding the perceptions of improvement in the organization in the manner in which it formalizes knowledge processes, knowledge structures and underlying systems. These in turn will affect operations, products or services delivered. Another means of evaluation of the effectiveness of a KM strategy is through establishing increased awareness and participation in that strategy. The Balance Scorecard (Kaplan & Norton, 1996) is a technique that considers these human issues.

An overall judgment and decision-making expression about an evaluee, based on an organised set of data, composed through an observation procedure. Evaluation includes assessment as a practical step of the evaluative procedure.

Includes examining the content, processes, impact and outcomes of a on-line course in order improve the course quality.

The procedure used to judge a student’s skills or knowledge in relation to predetermined criteria.

The systematic determination of the merit or worth of an object.

The assessment of an alternative.

Process of measuring the result of some intervention.

Refers to the systematic review of a process or initiative to determine areas for future improvement.

The activity of assessing the quality of a system or the data it contains.

The systematic determination of the merit or worth of an object.

There are three evaluation phases. A formative evaluation occurs during the design and development of an intervention where the focus is to improve its input-process-output before it is implemented. A summative evaluation occurs during the intervention to determine how well the program did to close the immediate reaction, learning, and application gaps defined by program objectives for each of these program evaluation levels. A confirmative evaluation occurs after the intervention to determine how well the program did to close the lagging impact results gap and achieve the desired ROI efficiency objective. This last evaluation phase also recommends improvements to the program evaluated so decision-makers can act to address program shortcomings and improve program processes.

A way to measure the effectiveness.

The use of assessment data to determine whether goals are being met.

A systematic assessment of the merits of a particular initiative.

The systematic determination of merit, worth, and significance of some object (Stufflebeam, as cited by Fowler, 2000 ).

An applied research form that provides information on the value or quality of a program or policy. Program evaluation involves a process of systematic description of elements and outcomes of a service or intervention.

The process of reviewing collected evidence and making a judgment about whether students have learned what they need to learn and how well they have learned it. Evaluation is used to tell students how well they have performed as compared to a set of standards. Typically, evaluative feedback is encoded: that is, it is reported using numbers, letters, checkmarks, and so on.

“[T]he systematic collection of information about the activities, characteristics, and outcomes of programs for use by specific people to make judgments about the program, improve program effectiveness, and/or inform decisions about future programming” (Patton, 1997, p. 23).

A systematic determination of a subject’s merit, worth and significance, using criteria governed by a set of standards. It can assist an organization, program, project or any other intervention or initiative to assess any aim, realisable concept/proposal, or any alternative, to help in decision-making; or to ascertain the degree of achievement or value in regard to the aim and objectives and results of any such action that has been completed. The primary purpose of evaluation, in addition to gaining insight into prior or existing initiatives, is to enable reflection and assist in the identification of future change.

Includes examining the content, processes, impact and outcomes of on-line courses in order improve the course quality.

A retrospective assessment of public-sector interventions, their organization, content, implementation and outputs or outcomes, which is intended to play a role in future practical situations.

Judging merit or worth by comparing what is to what should be.

Systematic process of collecting, analysing, and interpreting information. In this chapter the evaluation is related with evaluation of framework whose purpose the measure the final quality of environment based on some quality criteria.

action of determining how a particular system behaves using criteria against a set of standards

A process of making value judgement about the worth of the student’s product or performance.

A process in which designers of learning activities and artifacts focus on what works in a very applied situation and seeks to discern whether a system does what it was designed to do in an effective and efficient manner.

Subjective and qualitative assessment of an investment opportunity.

A review of the individual or group goals.

An ongoing activity executed throughout the development or procurement process, where a mobile business application is evaluated, either as a prototype or as a finished product. Ideally this is conducted with typical end-users, to ensure it integrates in a usable manner with their existing working practices.

The activities intended to assess the value, worth or benefits of a pilot, trial or intervention in the light of the values and aims, perhaps only tacit or vague, of stakeholders such as policy-makers, funders, managers, developers, teachers ..... and hopefully learners and their communities.

A systematic determination of a subject’s acquisition of knowledge, using criteria governed by a set of standards.

This is the process of gathering and observing evidence in order to gauge the impacts and effectiveness of a program or process.

A means by which information is gathered to analyse the decisions made and practices implemented in the classroom from a broader perspective.

A process for gathering information about a thing for the purposes of making decisions.

A reader’s assessment of a written text.

Both qualitative descriptions of pupil behaviour plus value judgments concerning the desirability of that behaviour. Using collected information (assessments) to make informed decisions about continued instruction, programmes, and activities.

the collection and processing of data to facilitate decision making

Equally worthy noting are the five steps in the process of intelligence building which include: direction, collection, processing, dissemination as well as continuous review and evaluation.

A process of assessing assets and liabilities of an individual objectively to the extent possible.

The process by which the value of instruction, training, product, etc. is measured.

“Systematic assessment of an object’s merit, worth, probity, feasibility, safety, significance, and/or equity” (Stufflebeam & Shinkfield, 2007, p. 13).

A process of assessing, analyzing, and interpreting information gathered from a source to determine advantages and disadvantages.

Refers to the process of comparing or measuring a unit, course, program or other elements of e-learning against some set of performance or outcome criteria.

The process used to determine whether the design and delivery of a program were effective and whether the proposed outcomes were met. This process is done throughout the program planning and implementation processes to ensure the program is working according to plan.

See above definition of assessment. In this chapter, the terms assessment and evaluation are used interchangeably

The process of finding out the impact or outcome of an activity at the end of it.

This is a set of procedures designed to measure or account for changes in learning or performance.

This is defined as a process applied to test some theories or hypothesis.