Different defining of the concept of evaluations as a result of differences in conceiving the aim, function, content and methodological basis of evaluation

Authors dealing with the problem of evaluation in the field of education and teaching do not agree about terminology for this complex process; the same problem comes when they speak about the concepts. So, the terms such as evaluation, evaluate, measure, mark, following, etc., are used with small differences. However, which term a certain author chooses, how he defines a certain concept - it all depends on the authors' conception of the aim and function of evaluation, possibility of its putting into practice. The way certain authors regard the nature of pedagogical evaluation depends on their view of nature of education and teaching. We have tried to point out to that dependency by quoting and explaining certain number of defining