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Educational Measurement and Evaluation

Notes • In the field of education, generally, the measurement of educational achievements of the students
is called evaluation. The first thing in this context is that the measurement is the first step of
evaluation, it is not evaluation in itself.
• Generally the term ‘measurement’ is confused with ‘Evaluation’, while they are quite apart
from each other. Measurement is a quantitative form of an object, while evaluation presents its
qualitative together with its measurement. In brief, measurement is numerical and evaluation
quantitative. Measurement tells us how much of an object, while evaluation tells us how good
it is. Besides, evaluation pays attention to the fact of realization of objectives, while by
measurement is meant only the number of specific objectives that have been realized.
Measurement is incomplete without evaluation.

2.12 Keywords

Measurement : The act or the process of findings the size, quantity or degree of something.
Evaluation : The process of forming an opinion of the amount, value or quantity of
something.
Determination : The quantity that makes you continue trying to do something even when this
is difficult.
2.13 Review Questions

1. What do you understand by measurement ? Clarify the difference between absolute normative
and Iptative measurement ?
2. What are qualitative and quantitive measurement ?
3. What do understand by evaluation ? What is the difference between formative and Summative
evaluation ?
4. What is the difference between measurement and evalution ?
5. What is the scope of evaluation in education.

Answers : Self Assessment
1. (i) Measurement (ii) qualitative variables
(iii) S.S. Stevens (iv) Normative measurement
(v) Absolute measurement
2. (i) F (ii) F (iii) T (iv) T
2.14 Further Readings

1. Education Measurement and Evaluation : J.Swarupa Rani, Discovery Publishing
house.
2. Measurement and Evaluation in Teaching : Norman Edward Gronlund Macmillian
3. Measurement and Assessment in Teaching : Robert L. Linn Pearson Education India.
4. Program Evaluation and performance measurement : James C. Me. David, Laura
R.L. Hawthorn, Sage Publications.

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