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Definition of Evaluation
1. Noun. Act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of.
Generic synonyms: Assessment, Judgement, Judgment
Specialized synonyms: Grading, Marking, Scoring
Derivative terms: Evaluate, Rate
2. Noun. An appraisal of the value of something. "He set a high valuation on friendship"
Generic synonyms: Appraisal, Assessment
Specialized synonyms: Overvaluation, Undervaluation, Pricing, Reevaluation, Grade, Mark, Score, Bond Rating
Derivative terms: Evaluate, Rate, Valuate
Definition of Evaluation
1. n. Valuation; appraisement.
Definition of Evaluation
1. Noun. An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation. ¹
2. Noun. (mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation. ¹
3. Noun. (context: computing programming) Determination of the value of a variable or expression. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Evaluation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Evaluation
1. The act or result of evaluating. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evaluation
Literary usage of Evaluation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court by Tracy M. Godwin, David J. Steinhart, Betsy A. Fulton (1997)
"Who Should Conduct the Program Evaluation? To minimize the risk of biasing the
program evaluation, an objective outside evaluator is recommended; ..."
2. Prevention Plus II: Tools for Creating and Sustaining Drug-Free Communities (1994)
"Evaluation Planning Perhaps the best way to begin planning for evaluations is to
... Your list will provide a draft set of 9-12 evaluation criteria for the ..."
3. Evaluating Economic Instruments for Environmental Policy by Stephen Smith, Hans B. Vos (1997)
"1.5 Why is evaluation needed? Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of
economic instruments for environmental protection is a building block of ..."
4. Prevention Primer: An Encyclopedia of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Others are convinced that evaluation is a highly technical activity Ç^ that
requires the services of experts at a cost that many organizations 13 simply ..."
5. Community-based Interventions For Smokers: The Commit Field Experience by Beti Thompson, David M. Burns, William R. Lynn, Donald Shopland (2004)
"OVERALL The study's evaluation plan measures changes in community smoking ...
Evaluation strategies are organized into four components: (1) outcome ..."
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