Objectives and functions of evaluation in research methodology

TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION I. OBJECTIVES OF EVALUATION 1. TO VERIFY THE PREREQUISITE OF LEARNERS 2. TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF 3. TO MAKE AN APPRAISAL OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED 4. VERIFY IF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TEACHER HAVE BEEN ATTAINED/ACHIEVED II. FUNCTIONS OF EVALUATION IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 1. SOCIAL 2. PEDAGOGIC AND DIDACTIC 3. ADMINISTRATIVE 4. INSTITUTIONAL CONCLUSION REFERENCES 1 INTRODUCTION Evaluation can be defined as the process of determining the learning effectiveness of the learner in light of state objectives. Evaluation involves the making of value judgments about the degree of success or failure of the teacher’s instructional effort. By evaluating how well learners are learning, we are able to tell if we are succeeding or failing in our instructional task and therefore can either continue, modify or change our strategies and methods. It has become a fairly established principle in teaching that when a teacher teaches; he/she must evaluate to know the extent to which learners are following up the lesson. The question we would ask our self is thus "on what do you base your judgments as to whether a learner is learning well or not". In practice, the answer to this question comprises at least two parts. Firstly, judgment about learners learning can be made on the basis of objectives that instruction is supposed to achieve.