Although I know what is assessment and what is evaluation as well as their difference, I still want to determine further a deeper sense on their differences within the context of research. Thanks all.
Research supervisor make Assessment for improvement
Reviewer make evaluation of quality (poor, good, excellent etc).
I think so
Research assessment is useful feedback from the reviewer to the researcher for the improvement of the research.
Research evaluation is feedback from the reviewer to the researcher to pass a judgment about the research on the basis of a set of standards.
In general,
Assessment is a process of collecting, reviewing and using data, for the purpose of improvement in the current Performance.
Evaluation is described as an act of passing judgment on the basis of a set of standards.
Evaluation of Research is with respect to expected outcome. It may get accepted, rejected or suggestions for revision.
Assessment is about the amount of work put in terms of content, quality, direction and goals of ongoing research.
Assesser may give input to take research work forward or to change direction if needed.
Dear @Craig, you have some related threads at Researchgate.
ttps://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_difference_between_assessment_appraisal_and_evaluation
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_difference_between_assessment_and_evaluation
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Are_there_any_differences_between_evaluation_and_assessment_in_Language_Teaching
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_there_a_difference_between_Assessment_and_Evaluation
This is excellent resource:
Assessment, evaluations, and definitions of research impact: A review
This article aims to explore what is understood by the term ‘research impact’ and to provide a comprehensive assimilation of available literature and information, drawing on global experiences to understand the potential for methods and frameworks of impact assessment being implemented for UK impact assessment. We take a more focused look at the impact component of the UK Research Excellence Framework taking place in 2014 and some of the challenges to evaluating impact and the role that systems might play in the future for capturing the links between research and impact and the requirements we have for these systems...
https://academic.oup.com/rev/article/23/1/21/2889056
Dear Craig, please consider general rule that research orientations grounded in different research paradigms can give the answer and light to your dilemma. Evaluation is used while qualitative research (interpretivism, constructivism, participant paradigm) and assessment while quantitative (positivism, postpositivism). I would recommend readings: M. Q. Patton, H. Wollcott, J. Creswell.
It is interesting how many distinctions can be made between two words that others consider synonymous.
Dennis
Dennis Mazur
Nice and informative query@ Craig Refugio
The following link may help you:
http://tutorials.istudy.psu.edu/testing/testing2.html
Assessment: what the data says at more surface levels of analysis.
Evaluation: what the data says at deeper levels of analysis, although not necessarily exhaustive.
Evaluation as part of a curriculum (supposed, also in other proceedings) began to implement in scientific language at the end of sixties, assessment in that time was not a relevant key concept in research or scientific proceeding, but in personal selection, regarding suitability for certain tasks in management positions or high-risk activities (see "assessment center"). It seems to me the question deals with the progressive differentation in planning and considering processes in economical, political or scientific processes.
It is a short circuit to think that any link to a table that makes a distinction between the two terms proclaims the "truth". Such definitions are not terms of essence, but practical and changeable classifications.
My take is that an evaluation will typically lead to an assessment. Assessment being the final answer, evaluation being the process that leads to it. Even when we are talking about "tax assessment."
The research question was how to differentiate assessment from evaluation in research.
I do agree with @Albert. Evaluation is an initial step of process of assessment of research results. Measurements are parts of assessments.
An evaluation in the context of research provides the exact measures/criteria upon which the appraisal is based. But an Assessment does not only evaluate or measure but it provides a process/mechanism to improve existing phenomena/conditions after findings and conclusions were derived at.
this link is useful
http://tutorials.istudy.psu.edu/testing/testing2.html
regards
Excellent quarry that provoked outstanding contribution and information by our dear RG colleagues
Differentiating Between Research, Assessment, and Program Evaluation
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.sacsa.org/resource/resmgr/imported/JuneResearchTipdifferentiatingbetweenresearchAssessmentandProgramEval.pdf
In evaluation we use quantitative measurements. Assessment may comprise of qualitative and quantitative measurements
Research assessment should not be centered solely on bibliometrics, such as publication and citation metrics, but should encompass other measures that address the broad range of assessment-related questions...
http://m.research.email.elsevier.com/nl/jsp/m.jsp?c=%40SNqTvRp5YPY5G7N5K1KJwkfiy0hn9nnJ%2FT9Wm2xNjtw%3D&utm_campaign=LB_ALL_EG_20210416_DL_100001894&utm_medium=email&utm_acid=144380065&SIS_ID=&dgcid=LB_ALL_EG_20210416_DL_100001894&CMX_ID=&utm_in=DM136716&utm_source=AC_
Evaluating research
To benchmark the reach, influence and quality of our journals, we measure and communicate a range of indicators of our journals’ impact, including Impact Factors, CiteScores, overall citation rates, aggregate views and downloads, press pick-ups, and social media mentions.
We fully support the responsible use of journal Impact Factors, other quantitative research metrics, and innovative ways for researcher evaluation, as proposed by the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA, to which we are a signatory), the Leiden Manifesto, the Metric Tide for Responsible Metrics and the European Commission's Expert Group on Altmetrics...
https://www.frontiersin.org/about/impact?utm_source=ad&utm_medium=rg&utm_campaign=sub_if21_gen?cri=138355832227&lii=5744266999
For the measurement, we need to consider the quality and the quantity of the outcomes.
In their paper ‘SDGs: A Responsible Research Assessment Tool toward Impactful Business Research’ , the authors look at the relevance – or rather lack of relevance – the 50 journals used by the Financial Times for their business school rankings has regarding the SDGs. In a similar vein to Cabells and Saint Joseph’s University own research in this area, the authors want to highlight what can often be a yawning gap between the traditional notion of quality, and a more modern perspective of relevancy, impact and utility...
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/24/14019
https://blog.cabells.com/2021/09/15/a-new-perspective/
The European Commission has assembled an influential group of science institutions and funding agencies in a bid to build momentum behind research assessment reform. There is broad consensus that the judgement of research contributions is still too dependent on counting journal papers. But some major players, like the German Research Foundation, are wary about the planned adoption of more nuanced measurements coming with targets or deadlines...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/target-talk-splits-european-research-assessment-reformers?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily
DORA is proud to present a new set of resources for those seeking to share the SPACE rubric with their communities. The SPACE rubric is a tool to help institutions at any stage of academic assessment reform gauge their ability to support research assessment reform and set them up for success...
https://mailchi.mp/c15c3aaa45bc/dora-nov-2021-newsletter-new-community-engagement-grants-program-and-more-11534406?e=602259f007
Research assessment reform efforts poised for breakthrough
It has been a decade since the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) was declared to press for an overhaul in the ways in which outputs of scholarly research are evaluated. In that time movements have sprung up around the world to campaign for a radical shake-up of a system that overvalues research outputs, particularly articles in prestigious academic journals and citations, rather than how research is done and how it benefits society...
The development has been widely welcomed in research circles, including by DORA, which applauded the Europe-wide effort, saying they see “the agreement and coalition as an important part of the growing international movement for research assessment reform”...
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220924135652373
Based on 10 commitments, establishes a common direction for research assessment reform, while respecting organisations’ autonomy. The Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment sets a shared direction for changes in assessment practices for research, researchers and research performing organisations, with the overarching goal to maximise the quality and impact of research.
The Agreement includes the principles, commitments and timeframe for reforms and lays out the principles for a Coalition of organisations willing to work together in implementing the changes...
https://coara.eu/agreement/the-agreement-full-text/
Artificial intelligence is also not ready to assess the quality of research outputs, but a study suggests that its use in the REF should be explored...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-robot-reviewers-not-yet-ready-replace-human-judgement?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily&spMailingID=23169735&spUserID=MTAxNzcwNzE4MTk2NAS2&spJobID=2132592316&spReportId=MjEzMjU5MjMxNgS2
And the SCOPE framework, a five-stage process for evaluating research responsibly:
- START with what you value
- CONTEXT considerations
- OPTIONS for evaluating
- PROBE deeply
- EVALUATE your evaluation...
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/05/11/smorgasbord-trends-from-the-spring-2023-meetings-and-conferences/?informz=1&nbd=6f03e560-5431-4744-8998-e00223ee7a82&nbd_source=informz
https://inorms.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/21655-scope-guide-v10.pdf
Assessment creates culture. What gets measured tells us what matters, it both embodies and shapes our values and drives our behaviour. In defining a new national approach, we have an unprecedented opportunity to incentivise a new set of research and publication practices that will empower good research by design and accelerate translation and impact...
https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/addressing-assessing-for-a-better-research-environment/
Planned changes to the United Kingdom’s research assessment system, the Research Excellence Framework (REF), contain a welcome move to recognize outputs beyond papers and books. But policymakers ignore the realities of academia and risk causing more problems than they solve, write three higher-education specialists. In practice, shifting the REF burden from individuals to institutions is impossible because universities are made up of individuals. And even if the REF allows contributions from more researchers, universities will still probably focus on the individuals who produce the most ‘REF-able’ results...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02469-w