Assessment plays an important role in the process of education. It is the process of making inferences about the development and learning of students by selecting, designing, collecting and analyzing the information. This information helps in determining the growth and development of the students. It gives the feedback to the teachers so that they can identify/find the problems and helps the students to improve their achievement. According to Collins Dictionary assessment is “ A consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
Etymologically, the word assessment is derived from the latin word ‘assidere’ which means ‘to sit beside’. In school education, assessment holds a significant place in trying to find out or appraise ourselves about child performance. Educational assessment is the term having a wide wide range of implications that involves all the process and product that describes the nature and extent of a child's learning.