evaluation

Everyday

1. Careful judging of how good, useful or valuable something is. tree →
2. A written or spoken report that gives that judgement. tree →
3. (maths) Working out the value of an expression. tree →

In the lessons

In school science, the «evaluation» section of an experiment asks what went well, what went wrong and how to improve. In design and technology, pupils evaluate their products. Teachers give evaluations of work. In maths, evaluation means calculating: evaluate 3 × (2 + 4) = 18. Phrases: «self-evaluation», «write an evaluation», «evaluation of».

Examples

• Write an evaluation of your experiment. tree →
• In our evaluation, we said the test was not fair. tree →
• The teacher's evaluation of my story was very kind. tree →
• Self-evaluation helps you see how to improve. tree →
• The evaluation of 5 + 3 × 2 gives 11. tree →
• The school had an evaluation by inspectors. tree →

Note

Noun from the verb «evaluate». In maths: «evaluate» means find the value; follow the order of operations. In science write-ups, the evaluation comes after the conclusion.