Meaning & use
objective evaluation
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Meanings
nouncountable or uncountable
A judgment or assessment based on facts and clear standards rather than personal feelings or opinions.
Grammar: Can be countable (an objective evaluation) or uncountable (the process of objective evaluation). Often followed by 'of': an objective evaluation of the results.
Patterns
- an objective evaluation of something
- conduct an objective evaluation
- provide an objective evaluation
The committee carried out an objective evaluation of the new teaching method.
We need an objective evaluation of the risks before we invest.
Her objective evaluation of the proposal impressed the board.
nouncountable or uncountabletechnical
A formal process of judging something using measurable, unbiased criteria, often in education or research.
Grammar: Often used in academic contexts; can be modified by adjectives like 'independent' or 'rigorous'.
Patterns
- objective evaluation of performance
- objective evaluation criteria
- a fair and objective evaluation
The study used objective evaluation to compare the two treatments.
Teachers are trained to conduct objective evaluations of student work.
The project underwent an independent objective evaluation.
Word forms
| plural | objective evaluations |
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Common combinations
- objective evaluation of
- The report includes an objective evaluation of the company's performance.
- conduct an objective evaluation
- The team conducted an objective evaluation of the candidate's skills.
- objective evaluation criteria
- The scholarship uses objective evaluation criteria such as test scores.
- fair and objective evaluation
- Employees deserve a fair and objective evaluation of their work.
Synonyms and how they differ
- impartial assessment
- Similar meaning, but 'impartial' emphasizes lack of bias, while 'objective' emphasizes basing on facts.
- unbiased review
- Often used for a less formal evaluation, such as a review of a product or performance.
Opposites
Word family
- objectively adverb
- In an objective manner; based on facts.
- objectivity noun
- The quality of being objective.
Commonly confused: objective evaluation or subjective evaluation?
objective evaluation vs subjective evaluation
Subjective evaluation is based on personal feelings and opinions, while objective evaluation is based on facts and standards.
Practice
The manager tried to make a(n) ______ evaluation of the project, ignoring her personal preferences.
Choose one answer.
The phrase 'ignoring her personal preferences' signals a fact-based judgment, so 'objective' fits. 'Subjective', 'emotional', and 'biased' all suggest personal feelings, which the sentence says she avoided.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “objective evaluation”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.