EVALUATING
A higher order thinking skill


Evaluation Verbs

argue  analyse  appraise  classify  compare  calculate  categorize  comment  compare  contrast  criticize  debate  detect  desconstruct  differentiate  discuss  discriminate  distinguish  examine    experiment  evaluate  focus  investigate  integrate  measure  outline  question  review  select  structure

Evaluation Activities

GENERAL EVALUATION RADAR 

 

Conduct a debate about an issue of special interest.                                             

Make a booklet about five rules you see as important.                                           

Convince others that…                      

Form a panel to discuss views.                   

Write a letter to...advising on changes needed.                                                        

Write a half-year report.                           

Prepare a case to present your view about...

Explain what this is worth

Evaluate against your targets

Evaluate against  specific performance criteria

Use product analysis to give judgements about all aspects of the product

Evaluation Learning Objectives

Discuss, debate, question and challenge information and the nature of the task itself.

Formulate criteria to judge the quality of a product and the extent to which it meets the need, purpose and resource limits, and its impact on society..

Appreciate the conflicting demands upon designers and makers and acknowledge the balance between help and harm.

Evaluate design ideas and products by comparing them against the original design criteria and suggest improvements

Make judgements about the originality and value of ideas and solutions to further their development.

Understand the need that a product is intended to serve and judge how well it meets that need.

Evaluate their design ideas and products by comparing them against the original design criteria and suggest improvements. 

Evaluate your design ideas and products by comparing them against the original design criteria and suggest improvements.

Distinguish between the quality of the design and the quality of manufacture.

Modify and transform ideas, changing direction if needed, ask questions (e.g. Where is this going? Does it work? What do I do next? What makes a good … ?).

Justify decisions made in the selection of materials and methods of making.  

Discuss with the users of the product the extent to which it meets the original design criteria and refine criteria further



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