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Appraisal vs Evaluation - What's the difference?

appraisal | evaluation |

As nouns the difference between appraisal and evaluation

is that appraisal is a judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one while evaluation is an assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.

appraisal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.

    • Derived terms

    * appraisal theory * overappraisal * quasi-appraisal * underappraisal

    evaluation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia evaluation) (en noun)
  • An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
  • (mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
  • (computing, programming) Determination of the value of a variable or expression.

    • Derived terms

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    See also

    * evaluate * revaluation * valuation