Question- Write a short note on Philosophy and Evaluation.

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Evaluation is a device through which we can get an exact idea of what students actually achieve from their teaching-learning experiences. There is much controversy about testing, grading and promotion in the field of education. Philosophers, who support conservative view on evaluation are of opinion that the intellectual development of the students can be judged in terms of their mastery of subject matter. The best means of determining the student’s intellectual progress is to discover how well he has learned the assigned material, to what extent he has memorized all the facts, vocabulary or formula and of a particular subject. It also involves testing the mastery of principles and generalization to be derived from the subject. It may also test student’s ability to apply his knowledge to other situations. Thus the conservative school supports this evaluation of achievements.

The liberal school of thought lays emphasis on the development of the ‘child’. It is not concerned with the academic achievement of the students. It is an evaluation and much more. They take the help of varieties of techniques and methods to measure the personal and social development of the students and the group in which they work. Thus evaluation is a problem of philosophical analysis.

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