assessments
Tests measuring performance
Assessments are evaluations or judgments about something's value, quality, or nature.
The word appears frequently in educational and professional contexts: standardized assessments, performance assessments, risk assessments.
An assessment may also be a charge or tax levied against property: The homeowners association raised its annual assessment.
Formal academic tests
- testsProcedures measuring knowledge
- quizzesBrief knowledge checks
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
- evaluationsFormal judgments of quality
report cards · standardized testing · proficiency · rubrics · coursework · assignments · portfolios · transcripts
Estimation of worth
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- feedbackReturned response data
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
metrics · benchmarking · criteria · objectives · competencies · productivity · effectiveness · efficiency
Subjective personal belief
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- analysisMethodical study of parts
scrutiny · deliberation · determination · estimation · conclusion · finding · interpretation · characterization
Compulsory government charge
- property taxLevy on owned land
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- millageTax rate per thousand
tax rate · tax roll · appeal · property value · tax bill · equalization · tax lien · abatement
Estimation of worth
- worthDegree of importance
- market valueCurrent trading price
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
fair value · equity · cost estimation · insurance claim · real estate
Expressing something numerically
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- metricsStandards for assessment
- instrumentsTools for precise tasks
data collection · indicators · parameters · variables · precision · accuracy · baseline · scoring
exams
Formal academic tests
evaluations · report cards · standardized testing · proficiency · rubrics · coursework · assignments · portfolios · transcripts · placement tests
appraisal
Estimation of worth
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- feedbackReturned response data
rating · metrics · benchmarking · criteria · objectives · competencies · productivity · effectiveness · efficiency · KPIs
opinion
Subjective personal belief
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
analysis · scrutiny · deliberation · determination · estimation · conclusion · finding · interpretation · characterization · perception
levy
Compulsory government charge
- property taxLevy on owned land
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- appraisalEstimation of worth
millage · tax rate · tax roll · appeal · property value · tax bill · equalization · tax lien · abatement
appraisal
Estimation of worth
- worthDegree of importance
- market valueCurrent trading price
- estimationApproximate value judgment
pricing · fair value · equity · cost estimation · insurance claim · real estate
quantification
Expressing something numerically
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- metricsStandards for assessment
instruments · data collection · indicators · parameters · variables · precision · accuracy · baseline · scoring · analysis
- Eduspeakpedagogy, curriculum mapping, scaffolding, rubric, formative
- environmental serviceswaste management, remediation, air quality, water treatment, recycling
- official reportsannual reports, audit reports, budget reports, committee reports, compliance reports
- School Accountabilityschool improvement, school rankings, report cards, proficiency levels, academic performance
- French taxationcapitation, corvee, aides, salt tax, direct taxes
- instructional designlearning objectives, instructional materials, learning outcomes, course design, backward design
assessmentswild guesses
Uninformed attempts at answers
guesses · shots in the dark · stabs in the dark · hunches · speculation
assessmentscertainties
Assured truths
verdicts · facts · conclusions · determinations · pronouncements
assessmentsassumptions
Unproven things taken as true
presumptions · ignorance · neglect · disregard · obliviousness
- classroom assessmentMeasuring student learning in-class
- learning assessmentMeasuring student mastery
- credit assessmentEvaluating borrower reliability
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- cost assessmentEstimating monetary requirements
- damage assessmentMeasuring harm's extent