The phrase "assess ability" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when evaluating someone's skills or competencies in a specific area.
Example: "The purpose of this test is to assess ability in mathematical reasoning."
Alternatives: "evaluate capability" or "measure proficiency."
A limitation of most instruments in the assessment of physical barriers is that they assess ability to access medications from vials only, whilst increasingly medications are supplied in foil or blister-packs which can also be difficult for patients to manage [ 1], and no instrument assesses ability to self-administer complex dose-forms such as inhalers and eye drops.
Questions assess ability to make connections between passages.
Unfortunately when we try to assess ability, things get sticky, because we lack an objective measure (prizes, indeed, might appear to be the closest we come to one).
The tests assess ability to think and deal with people effectively as a leader.
He believes exams should assess ability to interpret and analyse information and that allowing the use of search engines is "a no brainer".
After clinical interview of patients, a 25-item questionnaire was developed to assess ability and independence in three domains: mobility, upper extremity (UE) use and self-care.
This allowed us to assess abilities of three spectral approaches to predict AWC and RWC at both observational scales.
The process of assessing ability in the workplace is a lot messier than it appears.
"The financial aid community wants precision, and a formula that accurately assesses ability to pay, so there's resistance to any approach that's simpler but less precise," said Mark Kantrowitz, president of finaid.org, a financial aid site.
In summary, the two stronger studies and one methodologically weaker study found no group differences on impulsivity measures assessing ability to delay gratification.
I was taught that taking exams and writing papers are the means of assessing ability.
