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Educational Measurement and Evaluation Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 2: Measurement and Evaluation : Concept, Need,
Scope, Difference and Relevance

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
2.1 Concept of Measurement
2.2 Need of Measurement
2.3 Scope of Measurement

2.4 Steps of Measurement in Education
2.5 Concept of Evaluation
2.6 Need of Evaluation
2.7 Scope of Evaluation
2.8 Steps of Evaluation in Educational Achievements
2.9 Difference between Measurement and Evaluation
2.10 Relevance between Measurement and Evaluation
2.11 Summary
2.12 Keywords
2.13 Review Questions
2.14 Further Readings

Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarised as below :
• To explain the concept of Measurement
• To discuss about the need of Measurement
• To describe the scope of Measurement
• To discuss about the concept of Evaluation
• To explain about the need of Evaluation
• To describe about the scope of Evaluation
• To discuss about the steps of Evaluation in Educational achievements.
• To explain about the difference between measurement and Evaluation

• To discuss about the relevance between measurement and Evaluation

Introduction
In the present age, measurement has influenced the progress in education and psychology too.
Today, the age of theoretical education is over, and effort is being made to make education and
psychology more and more practical. Under education and psychology are studied different human
behaviours and problems. For this, it becomes necessary to measure human behaviours.

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