assessing

Weighing the merits

Assessing is evaluating or judging something's nature, quality, or importance.

You assess damage after a storm, assess a student's progress, or assess risks before making a decision.

The word implies careful consideration rather than snap judgment: After assessing the situation, she decided to wait.

In formal contexts, assessing often involves determining value for taxation or insurance purposes.

evaluation

evaluating

Judging quality or worth

examiningInspecting with care
reviewingExamining something again
scrutinizingExamining something very closely

appraising · judging · analyzing · inspecting · gauging · measuring · weighing · considering · studying · investigating

measurement

benchmarking

Measuring against top performers

calibratingAdjusting for accuracy
quantifyingDetermining amount numerically
scoringEarning points in competition

rating · grading · ranking · scaling · metering · gauging · measuring · weighing · sizing · calculating

judgment

determining

Establishing with certainty

decidingMaking a choice
concludingBringing to an end
discerningHaving keen judgment

appraising · estimating · deliberating · reasoning · inferring · deducing · opinion · verdict · impartial · fairness

risk

vulnerability

Openness to harm

exposureState of being unprotected
threatIndication of potential harm
hazardSource of potential harm

likelihood · probability · impact · mitigation · security · safety · audit · compliance · due diligence · contingency

analysis

data

Facts for analysis

statisticsCollected numerical information
variablesChangeable elements in equations
correlationStatistical relationship measure

regression · quantitative · qualitative · methodology · sampling · hypothesis · framework · empirical · evidence · findings

Categories

educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
assessmentevaluating, test, analyzing, exam, quiz
decision makingchoice, preference, picking, selection, options
valuingvaluing, appreciating, cherishing, treasuring, prizing
evaluationreview, feedback, comparing, judgment, appraisal

Opposites

cognitive engagement

assessingignoring

Deliberately not noticing

dismissing · disregarding · overlooking · neglecting · tuning out

epistemic stance

assessingassuming

Accepting as true unverified

presuming · guessing · taking for granted · jumping to conclusions · prejudging

action orientation

assessingplunging in

Starting boldly, without hesitation

Family

assess, assessment, assessed, reassess, assessments, assessor, assesses, reassessment, assessable

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G