In the checklist passage, choose the correct noun form to complete the phrase “both in the way teaching happens and in the ____________ of the student”.

Introduction / Context:
This final cloze question from the checklist passage discusses how objectivity contrasts with the usual educational approach. The relevant line is: “Such objectivity is the very antithesis of the education system today, both in the way teaching happens and in the ____________ of the student.” Here the author is referring to how students are judged or assessed. The blank must be completed with a word that names this process. This tests your ability to distinguish between related word forms like verbs, nouns and adjectives in an academic context.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Sentence fragment: “both in the way teaching happens and in the ____________ of the student.” • Options: evaluative, evaluate, evaluable, evaluation. • The phrase “in the way teaching happens” is parallel to “in the ______ of the student”. • The writer is talking about a process related to students in the education system.

Concept / Approach:
The structure “in the ______ of the student” calls for a noun phrase. We are discussing the educational process, so the expected noun is “evaluation”, which means the act of assessing or judging. Among the options, “evaluation” is the standard noun, “evaluate” is a verb, “evaluative” is an adjective, and “evaluable” is a less common adjective meaning “able to be evaluated”. Only “evaluation” fits the grammatical frame and correctly expresses the process being contrasted with objective checklists. Parallelism also helps: “in the way teaching happens” (a noun phrase describing a process) and “in the evaluation of the student” (another noun phrase describing a process).

Step-by-Step Solution:
1. Recognise that “in the ______ of the student” requires a noun naming something done to or about the student. 2. Understand the context: the sentence is about how objectivity differs from the current education system in teaching and in assessing students. 3. Classify the options: “evaluate” (verb), “evaluation” (noun), “evaluative” (adjective), “evaluable” (adjective). 4. Insert “evaluation” into the sentence: “in the evaluation of the student” sounds natural and precise. 5. Confirm that this choice preserves grammatical parallelism with “the way teaching happens”.

Verification / Alternative check:
Read the complete sentence: “Such objectivity is the very antithesis of the education system today, both in the way teaching happens and in the evaluation of the student.” This clearly states that the current system is subjective both in methods and in how students are evaluated. If you try “evaluate”, you would get “in the evaluate of the student”, which is ungrammatical. “In the evaluative of the student” and “in the evaluable of the student” are also incorrect because adjectives cannot fill this noun slot. “Evaluation” is regularly used in educational discussions (for example, “student evaluation”, “teacher evaluation”), confirming it as the correct answer.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
• “evaluate” is a verb, and verbs cannot directly follow “the” in this way; we need a noun after the article. • “evaluative” is an adjective and requires a noun after it (for example, “evaluative process”), so it cannot stand alone here. • “evaluable” means capable of being evaluated and is not used as a stand-alone noun phrase in this structure.

Common Pitfalls:
Students sometimes rush and pick the word that looks most familiar or seems sophisticated, like “evaluative”, without checking whether the sentence grammatically needs a noun or an adjective. Another pitfall is ignoring the article “the”, which strongly signals that a noun must follow. Always look for parallel structures in sentences: if one part of the sentence uses a noun phrase for an action (“the way teaching happens”), another parallel part will typically use a similar noun phrase (“the evaluation of the student”). This parallelism often points directly to the correct choice.

Final Answer:
The correct word is evaluation, giving the phrase “in the evaluation of the student”.