4. Evaluation is often used to characterize and
appraise subjects of interest in a wide range of
human enterprises, including the arts, criminal
justice, foundations, non-profit
organizations, government, health care and
other human services.
5. Evaluation is :
The systematic acquisition and
assessment of information to provide
useful feedback about some object .
6. Another definition is
using the collected information through
asking questions , consulting partners
, making assessment and obtaining
feedback to improve a program .
7. Evaluation is
“ The examination of the worth , merit ,
or significance of an object “.
8. We can also define evaluation
as:
It is the structured interpretation and giving of
meaning to predicted or actual impacts of
proposals or results.
9. Evaluation can be :
1- formative :
that is taking place during the development of a concept
or proposal, project or organization, with the intention of
improving the value or effectiveness of the proposal,
project or organization.
10. 2- summative:
drawing lessons from a completed action
or project or an organization at a later
point in time or circumstance.
11. Evaluation is :
A systematic, rigorous, and meticulous application of
scientific methods to assess the
design, implementation, improvement or outcomes
of a program. It is a resource-intensive
process, frequently requiring resources, such
as, evaluator expertise, labor, time and a sizeable
budget
12. Evaluation is
A study designed to assist some audience to assess an object’s
merit and worth' (Shufflebeam)
In this definition the focus is on facts as well as value laden
judgments of the programs outcomes and worth.
13. What is the difference between
assessment and evaluation ?
14. Assessment is :
defined as data-gathering
strategies, analyses, and reporting processes
that provide information that can be used to
determine whether or not intended outcomes
are being achieved.
15. However Evaluation
uses assessment information to support
decisions on maintaining, changing, or
discarding instructional or programmatic
practices .
16. Evaluation is :
a developmental process aims to improve the domain
that is being assessed through collecting data tools
which enable the decision makers to judge the system
(program , course …..) to improve the performance .
17. Evaluation at its final destination
determines the value of something
(project – program – curriculum –
course ----)
18. Evaluation may be defined as
two kinds :
1- Qualitative Evaluation .
2- Quantitative Evaluation .
