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Evaluation comes from the word evaluate which means to judge the value or assess the different aspects of something.

For example:

The teacher’s evaluation of the students' work helped them see their strengths and weaknesses and showed them how to improve their work.


	choosing between two things
	assessing how good or bad something is
	judging the value of something
	estimation of what something is worth

Which answers are closest in meaning to evaluation? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	choosing between two things
	judging the value of something
	estimation of what something is worth
	assessing how good or bad something is

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The examples below illustrate the meaning of evaluation.


	grading a student's test
	deciding how much a painting is worth
	doing homework for your statistics course
	judging whether a book is well-written

Which answers are examples of evaluations? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	doing homework for your statistics course
	judging whether a book is well-written
	grading a student's test
	deciding how much a painting is worth

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Multiple choice question


	guess what will happen in the future.
	grade or assess the value of something.
	make a judgment about how much something is worth.
	form an opinion about how well something is done.

Which answers best complete the sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers.

The purpose of an evaluation is to...

Response:

	form an opinion about how well something is done.
	guess what will happen in the future.
	grade or assess the value of something.
	make a judgment about how much something is worth.

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This exercise focuses on questions to ask yourself when you evaluate research data.

Read the paragraph and answer the question below.


	if enough people participated in the study to justify generalizing the results.
	whether the researchers have published other studies.
	if the researchers chose their participants randomly, and without bias.
	whether the instruments they used to collect their data were reliable, that is, if these instruments would give similar results each time they were used.

Evaluating Research Data

Before we accept researchers' conclusions, we need to use our own judgment and evaluate whether they have given us enough evidence to support their claims. Simply presenting us with their opinions is not enough. In order to evaluate researchers' claims and conclusions, we need to know how they collected and analyzed their data.

Choose the 3 correct answers that best complete this sentence. In order to evaluate researchers' claims and conclusions, we need to know...

Response:

	if enough people participated in the study to justify generalizing the results.
	whether the instruments they used to collect their data were reliable, that is, if these instruments would give similar results each time they were used.
	whether the researchers have published other studies.
	if the researchers chose their participants randomly, and without bias.