“Evaluation\xa0is the collection of, analysis and interpretation of information about any aspect of a programme of\xa0education\xa0or training as part of a recognised process of judging its effectiveness, its efficiency and any other outcomes it may have.”\xa0The\xa0Purpose\xa0of\xa0Evaluation\xa0and TestingTests tell the teacher about the effectiveness of his/her\xa0teaching. The basic\xa0purpose\xa0of an\xa0evaluation\xa0is to make a judgment about the quality or worth of an\xa0educational\xa0program, or proficiency of a student\’s attainments.

Educational evaluation is the evaluation process of characterizing and appraising some aspect/s of an educational process. There are two common purposes in educational evaluation which are, at times, in conflict with one another.