Group 4

(MEASUREMENT)
“Measurement is the process of quantifying or assigning a number to a performance
or trait.” (Russell &Airasian, 2012, p.11)

“Measurement is the process of quantifying the observed performance of classroom

learners.”(Brown &Abeywickrama, 2010, p.4)

Summary:
“Measurement is the process of quantifying or assigning a number to the observed
performance or trait of classroom learners.” (Brown & Abeywickrama, 2010, p.4;
Russell & Airasian, 2012, p.11)

(TESTING)
“Testing is a formal assessment.” (Harris & McCann’s, 1994:4)

“A test is a formal, systematic procedure used to gather information about students’

achievement or other cognitive skills.” (Russel & Airrasian, 2012:11)

“A test is a method of measuring person’s ability, knowledge, or performance in a

given domain.” (Brown & Abeywickrama, 2010:3)

Summary:
“A test is a formal, systematic method of gathering information about person’s
ability, knowledge, performance, and other cognitive skills in a given domain.”
(Harris & McCann’s, 1994:4; Russel & Airrasian, 2012:11; Brown &
Abeywickrama, 2010:3)

(ASSESSMENT)
“Assessment is a process of collecting, synthesizing and interpreting information in
order to make a decision.” (Russell & Airasian, 2012:10).
“Assessment is measuring the performance of our students and the progress they
make, diagnosing the problems they have and providing our learners with useful
feedback.” (Harris & McCann, 1994: 2).

According to Mousavi in Brown & Abeywickrama (2010), assessment is

“appraising” or “estimating” the level or magnitude of some attitude of a person
through wide range of methodological techniques.
Summary:
“Assessment is collecting, synthesizing and interpreting students’ performance and
the progress they make, diagnosing the problem they have, and providing them with
useful feedback through wide range of methodological techniques.”

(EVALUATION)
“Evaluation is the act of using the result of a test (or the assessment procedure) for
decision making.” According to (Bachman, 1990, pp. 22-23) in (Brown &
Abeywickrama, 2010, p.5)

“Evaluation is about looking at all the factors that influence learning process such as
syllabus, objectives, course design, materials, methodology, teacher performance,
and assessment.” (Haris & McCann, 1994, p.2)

“Evaluation is the process of making judgement about what is good or

desirable.”(Russel & Airasian, 2012, p.11)

Summary:
“Evaluation is the act of making judgement of the student’s performance in learning
process by looking at several factors such as syllabus, objectives, course design,
materials, methodology, teacher performance, and assessment.” (Brown &
Abeywickrama, 2010, p.5; Haris & McCann, 1994, p.2; Russel & Airasian, 2012,
p.11)