Assessment

Assessment & Evaluation

The process of measuring student learning through tests, projects or other evidence.

Assessment is the process of measuring student learning through tests, projects or other evidence.

Related Terms
Formative Assessment
Assessment conducted during the learning process to monitor progress and provide feedback that improves ongoing teaching and learning.
Summative Assessment
Assessment conducted at the end of an instructional period to evaluate and certify what a student has learned, typically resulting in a grade or qualification.
Evaluation
The overall judgment of student learning, performance or program quality against defined criteria.
Academic Integrity
Honest and ethical conduct in scholarship, including avoiding plagiarism, cheating and fabrication.
Adaptive Testing
An exam that adjusts question difficulty in real time based on the test-taker's previous answers.