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e·val·u·ate

(ĭ-văl′yo͞o-āt′)

tr.v. e·val·u·at·ed, e·val·u·at·ing, e·val·u·ates

1. To ascertain or fix the value or amount of: evaluate the damage from the flood.

2. To determine the importance, effectiveness, or worth of; assess: evaluate teacher performance. See Synonyms at estimate.

3. Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically.

[Back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluation, from Old French, from evaluer, to evaluate : e-, out (from Latin ē-, ex-; see ex-) + value, value; see value.]

e·val′u·a′tion n.

e·val′u·a·tive adj.

e·val′u·a·tor n.

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e•val•u•a•tion

(ɪˌvæl yuˈeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.

2. a diagnosis or diagnostic study of a physical or mental condition.

[1745–55; < French évaluation. See e-, valuation]

evaluation

In intelligence usage, appraisal of an item of information in terms of credibility, reliability, pertinence, and accuracy.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	evaluation - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of rating judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" scoring, grading, marking - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"
	2.	evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship" rating, valuation appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth overvaluation - too high a value or price assigned to something undervaluation - too low a value or price assigned to something pricing - the evaluation of something in terms of its price reevaluation - the evaluation of something a second time (or more) mark, score, grade - a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" bond rating - an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"

evaluation

noun assessment, rating, judgment, calculation, valuation, appraisal, estimation Evaluation is standard practice for the training course.

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evaluation

noun

The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:

appraisal, appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, judgment, valuation.

Translations

تَقْدير، تَثْمين

evaluering

BewertungEvaluierung

αξιολόγηση

evaluación valoración cálculo

évaluation

értékbecslés

mat; útreikningur

valutazione

evaluering

ocenenie

değerlendirmehesaplama

计算评价

evaluation

[ɪˌvæljʊˈeɪʃən] N

1. [of value] → valoración f, cálculo m

2. [of evidence etc] → evaluación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

evaluation

[ɪˌvæljuˈeɪʃ^ən] n (= assessment) [work, knowledge] → évaluation f; [record, achievement] → évaluation f

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evaluation

n (of house, painting, worth etc) → Schätzung f; (of damages) → Festsetzung f; (of situation, chances, effectiveness, usefulness) → Einschätzung f, → Beurteilung f; (of evidence, results) → Auswertung f; (of pros and cons) → Abwägung f; (of contribution, achievement, work, performance) → Beurteilung f; (Med: of patient) → Untersuchung (und Diagnosestellung) f; in my evaluation → nach meiner Schätzung; on evaluation of the evidence it became clear that … → die Auswertung or Sichtung des Beweismaterials machte klar, dass …

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

evaluation

[ɪˌvæljʊˈeɪʃ/ən] n → valutazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

evaluate

(iˈvӕljueit) verb

1. to form an idea of the worth of. It is difficult to evaluate him as a writer.

2. to work out the numerical value of. If x = 1 and y = 2 we can evaluate x² + y².

eˌvaluˈation noun

e·val·u·a·tion

n. evaluación, consideración del estado de salud mental y físico de una persona enferma o sana.

evaluation

n evaluación f, valoración f

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The meeting also stressed the need to work out a guide for formative evaluation of students with special needs and reviewed training sessions and workshops held to tackle issues related to this category of students.

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Even with these difficulties, Gena (2005) asserts that the evaluation of adaptive systems is crucial and should be a common practice, especially formative evaluation.

The impact of adapting content for students with individual differences

It states the limitations of the pilot were reported in an unpublished 2010 formative evaluation by Pam Oliver Ltd.

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Afterwards, we will take up what is understood as formative evaluation, its meaning and possibilities.

An approach from formative to constructive evaluation through an autonomous learning process/ Propuesta de evaluacion formativa a constructiva a traves del proceso de aprendizaje autonomo

Based on the findings of a paper-and-pen midterm formative evaluation, focus groups were held to learn more about student attitudes regarding their simulation experience.