Difference between Assessment and Critique?
My understanding of the difference between assessing and critiquing is this.
Assessing or assessment involves grading a subjects performance or ability against a given standard or ideal. This can involve a letter or numeric grading, or a simple pass/fail grade. When grading against an ideal subject or situation, absent of an accepted standard, can be rather subjective.
Critiquing or a critique is a judgement of the way a subject performs. It is not meant as a way to judge the performance. Rather, it is meant to provide feedback to the subject regardless of the grade against the standard in order for them to improve. This is much like coaching. You would coach both your worst and your best performer for them both to improve. Even if their performance warranted a passing grade.