APPRAISE

[verb] [T] - to examine (someone or something) in order to judge their qualities, success or needsAt the end of each teaching practice, trainee teachers are asked to appraise their own performance.All lecturers in this department are appraised at the end of each lecture course by the students who fill in a questionnaire.Each of these approaches may be valuable in teaching the physician to appraise clinical evidence more systematically.In co-operation with other professionals, social workers will appraise the individual's needs.He coolly appraised the situation, deciding which person would be most likely to succeed.