Educational Psychology Vol. 8 No. 2 (2011)
Evaluation as an essential component of the modern educational system administration
Abstract
The article focuses upon the analysis of one of the modern ways of assessing and increasing the quality of education – the evaluation of education. It has become an inseparable part of educational systems of the USA and European countries. The history of its formation and development is given, its modern state is analyzed, the functions, principles and stages of evaluation are described. Evaluation is a multifold phenomenon that has many types. Some of them are described in the article. Special attention is given to school evaluation which is one of its widely spread types. The analyses of the given information enabled to single out and summarize the most important features of evaluation that are represented at the end of the article.Keywords
- evaluation
- education
- assessment
- evaluator
How to Cite
Evaluation as an essential component of the modern educational system administration. (2011). Russian Psychological Journal, 8(2), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.21702/rpj.2011.2.2