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Download full textNitko, Anthony J. – 1980
A framework, or classification scheme, is provided for displaying the spectrum of criterion-referenced tests. This framework illustrates that no single type of test can be identified as the absolute prototype criterion-referenced test. It is shown that over the past 115 years criterion-referenced testing has grown to be a many-faceted concept, its…
Descriptors: Classification, Criterion Referenced Tests, Test Construction, Test Validity
Nitko, Anthony J. – 1974
These four characteristics inherent in criterion-referenced tests form the central theme of this paper: (1) The classes of behaviors that define different achievement levels are specified as clearly as possible before the test is constructed; (2) Each behavior class is defined by a set of test situations (that is, test tasks) in which the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Content Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests
