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The terms assessment,
testing and evaluation are
frequently used
interchangeably. However,
these terms have different
meanings. Assessment
is the umbrella term used to
describe the process of
collecting information and
then synthesizing the
information to help
understand and describe.
Testing is one type of
assessment and generally has
a paper-and-pencil format,
with time limits and
restricted access to
resources. Evaluation
relates to the process of
making judgment on quality,
value or worth based on
criteria.
Performance Assessment
or Tasks seeks to
collect information about a
student's ability to
understand and apply
knowledge and process skills
in real world situations.
The purpose of these
assessments is to promote
learning not merely measure
it. Performance assessments
use multiple sources of
information and provide
fair, valid and reliable
information.
* based on "Assessing
Learning in the Classroom,"
Jay McTighe and Stephen
Ferrara, 1995.
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