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title: Evaluation
description: Lexicon reference for the Evaluation record type in Hypercerts.
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# Evaluation

`org.hypercerts.context.evaluation`

An evaluation is a structured assessment of a hypercert or other record. Third parties — auditors, peer reviewers, grant programs — use evaluations to assess whether claimed work actually happened and had the stated impact. It includes the evaluator's DID, a summary of their assessment, an optional numeric score, and can reference measurements that informed the evaluation.

An evaluation can reference multiple records (for example, assessing a collection and all its constituent claims), and can cite specific measurements as evidence. This creates a traceable chain from raw data through measurements to final assessments.

For the full schema, see [`org.hypercerts.context.evaluation`](https://github.com/hypercerts-org/hypercerts-lexicon/blob/main/lexicons/org/hypercerts/context/evaluation.json) in the lexicon repo.