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Education plays a significant role in the life of a nation. The character and
quality of people greatly depend on the education that is imparted to them at different
levels. Knowledge and wisdom have always been regarded as the highest virtues of man.
Evaluation is a part and parcel of our lives. We evaluate every activity, not only in terms
of its product, but also in terms of its process. Education is an activity, which is aimed at
modifying the behavior of children in desired direction. Educational evaluation is an
integral part of teaching-learning process. Every teacher working in an educational
organization needs to be trained in the technology of the test development and their
application. The term “measurement” refers to quantity of physical or psychological
traits and answers the question 'how much?', the term 'assessment', on the other hand,
refers to the act of judging the progress of an ongoing activity and answers the question
“how well?”. “Evaluation” refers to the quality of results through the process of
measurement and assessment or otherwise. It involves some kind of value judgement or
tends to answer the question “how good?”. Evaluation may be defined as a systematic
process of placing a value judgement on available information or data with reference to
predetermined standard or criterion for the purpose of making significant decisions
about individuals. Validity, reliability, objectivity, fairness, usability, etc. are some
essential features of evaluation.
In our current education system, we conduct examinations after one full year of
instruction. There are certain problems with this annual examination system. Many
developed countries of the world have overcome these difficulties by implementing
semester system. The reading material is specially meant for the evaluation the semester
system of educational evaluation.
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