Assessment and Evaluation of L2 Learning

Assessment and Evaluation
Defined cont.
• “Sometimes the term assessment is used to describe the
process of trying to determine what students already
know about a topic before instruction, whereas the term
evaluation refers to the process of monitoring progress
during and after instruction” (Nelson & Price, 2007, p. 65)
• “Assessment
is defined as ‘the gathering and
synthesizing of information concerning students’ learning,’
while evaluation is defines as ‘making judgments about
students’ learning. The processes of assessment and
evaluation can be viewed as progressive: first
assessment; then evaluation’”
(Echevarria, et al, 2004, p.
148)