evaluation Definition
evalu·ation (ē val′yo̵̅o̅ ā′s̸hən, i-)
noun
the process of evaluating something or an instance of this
Etymology: Fr évaluation < OFr évaluer < value < valu: see value
evaluation Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- effectiveness: Is evaluation of the effectiveness of the development included?
- intervention: A broad scope in the assessment of benefits in the evaluation of dementia interventions would therefore seem appropriate.
Converse of object
- undertake: Providers are not required to undertake an evaluation at the resource.
- conduct: The project methodology is to conduct evaluations of CAL in use in universities across the UK.
Adjective modifier
- formative: The issues to be included in the questionnaire and interview would be clarified through formative evaluation while the course proceeded.
- critical: In some cases a critical evaluation or comment has been added.
- summative: This call for learner involvement in formative and summative evaluation, however, proves problematic on two counts.
- qualitative: Findings from a recent qualitative evaluation of the provision for schools at four very different London museums.
- rigorous: No screening test should be introduced until it has been subjected to rigorous evaluation and meets strict criteria ( 1 ).
- thorough: The conducted research will also involve a thorough evaluation of the methods on caretaker data.
Modifies a noun
- questionnaire: Evaluation A BNF self evaluation questionnaire was completed at the outset of the funding period.
- criterion: SS will have posted on web-site their evaluation criteria.
- methodology: It will further develop evaluation methodologies that more accurately reflect the educational value associated with the experience of teaching and learning.
- summary: Key Stage 1 content evaluation summary: ' ' What's the time Mr Wolf?
- trench: The remainder of Zone 5 was investigated in two evaluation trenches.
Noun used with modifier
- self: Evaluation A BNF self evaluation questionnaire was completed at the outset of the funding period.
- usability: Usability evaluations by you or experts - these techniques are done by usability experts or the resource developers themselves rather than the end users.
- farm-scale: He leads the UK farm-scale evaluations of genetically modified crops.
- job: Please note that posts may be subject to job evaluation.
- peer: Less familiar, but equally valuable, is regular peer evaluation of the teaching/learning process.
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