verb
assess
uh-SES/əˈses/
To judge and establish the value or extent of something.
The inspector assesses the damage before estimating the cost of repairs.
Etymology
“Sitting beside” meant assisting a judge, whose assistant could fix a tax or fine. From setting such amounts, assess broadened to estimating taxable property values and then judging value or quality generally.
In context
performance-based assessments they assess student's ability to complete work in an academic related task a task an example would be to have a student create an application for computer programming class
More examples
- The teacher assessed each student's progress.
- The authority assessed a fee for the late filing.
- They are assessing the property's value for tax purposes.
Forms
assess · assesses · assessed · assessing