Gulnara Gurban Iskandarova

Abstract. When considering the future of educational evaluation, I want to consider the past, the present, and the horizons from an extensive historical perspective. The quality of teacher-led lessons, student learning experiences, curriculum evaluation, academic achievement, and system performance are all greatly influenced by educational assessment. Assessments serve as a tool for summative accountability evaluations of educators, institutions of higher learning, and administration as well as for formative development of teaching and learning. Because of its immense power, it would seem beneficial to have a sophisticated grasp of its past, present, and future possibilities.

As I start this analysis, I take you on a quick historical tour starting with evaluations from the previous 3,000 years and ending with the present, which is already happening in many settings and circumstances.

Key words: Assessment, evaluation, experience, perspective, development, possibilities, circumstances