Educational evaluation is a process of analyzing and sorting out the value judgments of educational activities, educational processes, educational effects and factors affecting educational effects according to certain educational values or educational purposes, so as to continuously improve educational measures or provide basis for educational decision-making.
First of all, the essence of educational evaluation is value judgment or pros and cons judgment. It is neither an objective description of educational phenomena (quantitative and qualitative description of phenomena) nor a purely technical work, but a value judgment or a good or bad judgment based on objective facts in educational situations.
Secondly, the direct objects of educational evaluation are educational activities, educational processes and their effects. At the same time, there are many factors that affect the educational effect in the process of education, such as curriculum, teaching, administration, personnel, equipment, funds, plans made and implementation of plans, etc., which are closely related to the educational effect and should also be the object of evaluation.
Thirdly, the evaluation should have corresponding standards for comparison and identification. The standard of educational evaluation is defined as educational values or educational goals, and the evaluation standard comes from educational goals. The judgment of educational effect must be based on educational objectives.
Finally, in the process of educational evaluation, we must use scientific evaluation methods, means and techniques. For example, measurement and testing are one of the evaluation tools.