evaluating
Weighing the merits
Evaluating is the process of judging or assessing something's value, quality, or significance.
Teachers evaluate student work, doctors evaluate symptoms, and buyers evaluate options before purchasing.
The word implies careful consideration rather than snap judgment: We're still evaluating the proposals.
To evaluate is to weigh evidence and reach a conclusion.
Methodical assessment or review
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- auditFormal accounts examination
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
monitoring · vetting · assessment · feedback · critique · appraisal · editorial · checking
Earning points in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- rubricEvaluation criteria set
- marksVisible signs or grades
- passMove beyond or decline
fail · percentile · rank · grade · criteria · standards · feedback · assessment
Detailed evaluative analysis
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- objectivePurpose or goal
- subjectiveBased on personal perspective
- impartialShowing no preference
fairness · opinion · criticism · standards · ethics · discernment · merit · verdict
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
research · findings · conclusions · evidence · quantitative · qualitative · interpretation · variables
Standards for assessment
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- scaleMeasure of relative size
benchmarking · gauge · parameters · quantification · indicators · baseline · tolerance · units
Assessment of monetary worth
- worthDegree of importance
- assessorOne who estimates value
- comparablesSimilar things for comparison
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
depreciation · condition · improvements · auction · estimate · surveyor
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- auditFormal accounts examination
oversight · monitoring · vetting · assessment · feedback · critique · appraisal · editorial · checking · proofreading
scoring
Earning points in competition
pass · fail · percentile · rank · grade · criteria · standards · feedback · assessment · performance
critique
Detailed evaluative analysis
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- objectivePurpose or goal
- subjectiveBased on personal perspective
impartial · fairness · opinion · criticism · standards · ethics · discernment · merit · verdict · adjudicate
data
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
hypothesis · research · findings · conclusions · evidence · quantitative · qualitative · interpretation · variables · patterns
metrics
Standards for assessment
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
scale · benchmarking · gauge · parameters · quantification · indicators · baseline · tolerance · units · instrumentation
valuation
Assessment of monetary worth
- worthDegree of importance
- assessorOne who estimates value
- comparablesSimilar things for comparison
equity · depreciation · condition · improvements · auction · estimate · surveyor
- knowledge workwriting, research, teaching, analysis, editing
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- mental processesthinking, think, reasoning, cognition, pondering
- assessmenttest, analyzing, exam, assessing, quiz
evaluatingtaking at face value
Believing something as presented
assuming · taking for granted · rubber-stamping · believing · presuming
evaluatingdeciding
Making a choice
committing · executing · acting · implementing · concluding
evaluatingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
disregarding · overlooking · neglecting · dismissing · skimming
- evaluation reportWritten assessment of performance
- teacher evaluationsRatings of instructors
- custody evaluationStudy determining child placement
- psych evaluation
- employee evaluationsPeriodic worker performance assessments
- mental health evaluationClinical review of psychological condition
evaluation, evaluative, reevaluation, evaluations, reevaluations