Ocjena

Ocjena is a noun used in several South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian, to denote an assessment, evaluation, or rating of something. It can refer to the value or quality assigned to a person, object, or idea, as well as the act of judging or estimating. The verb ocijeniti (to assess, to evaluate) and its noun ocjena share the same semantic field. The term also has cognate forms in related languages, with spelling variations such as ocena in some varieties.

In education, ocjena commonly refers to a grade awarded for a student’s performance. The exact grading scale and terminology vary by country and institution, but the concept remains a quantified result reflecting achievement against criteria.

In everyday use, ocjena is broader: it can describe a formal evaluation of a program, project, or product, as well as an opinion or appraisal of a situation. In surveys and customer feedback, a rating on a numeric or descriptive scale may be described as an ocjena.

The word emphasizes value judgment and appraisal, rather than a fixed measurement in all contexts. It appears in official documents, academic settings, media reporting, and everyday speech to convey how something is judged or scored.