Example of Assessment vs. Evaluation

This 2-page document, from Edmonds Community College, provides examples of the differences between the purpose of assessment and evaluation. This resource is part of the Professional Development Formative Assessment System (PD-FAS). PD-FAS was created by the Formative Assessment for Advanced Technician Education 2 (FAS4ATE2) project.The differences provided in this resource are given in the context of quizzes. The following are a few examples of the purpose of quiz evaluation:Quiz is administered by the instructor.The instructor corrects, scores, likely grades the quiz, and potentially comments on individual quiz responses.Instructor records scores/grades for all students. (Informally notes the general achievement of students.)The following are a few examples of the purpose of quiz assessment:The quiz is administered by the instructor, but learners individually correct/score their own quiz.Learners and instructors review the items and answers in the context of intended learning objectives.Learners review their personal performance in the context of the learning objectives and rate their work based on a pre-established scale.Related professional development resources are available to view separately